Sexual Offences Act 2003
2003 CHAPTER 42
Commentary on Sections
Part 1: Sexual Offences
Section 5: Rape of a child under 13
14.Section 5 makes it an offence for a person intentionally to penetrate with his penis the vagina, anus or mouth of a child under the age of 13. Whether or not the child consented to this act is irrelevant.
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