44Sections 38 to 41: sexual relationships which pre-date care relationshipsE+W
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(1)Conduct by a person (A) which would otherwise be an offence under any of sections 38 to 41 against another person (B) is not an offence under that section if, immediately before A became involved in B’s care in a way that falls within section 42, a sexual relationship existed between A and B.
(2)Subsection (1) does not apply if at that time sexual intercourse between A and B would have been unlawful.
(3)In proceedings for an offence under any of sections 38 to 41 it is for the defendant to prove that such a relationship existed at that time.