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Offences under the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009
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14(1)An offence under any of the following provisions of Part 1 of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 (rape etc.)—
(a)section 1 (rape),
(b)section 2 (sexual assault by penetration),
(c)section 3 (sexual assault),
(d)section 4 (sexual coercion),
(e)section 5 (coercing a person into being present during a sexual activity),
(f)section 6 (coercing a person into looking at a sexual image),
(g)section 7(1) (communicating indecently),
(h)section 7(2) (causing a person to see or hear an indecent communication),
(i)section 8 (sexual exposure),
(j)section 9 (voyeurism),
(k)section 11 (administering a substance for a sexual purpose).
(2)An offence under any of the following provisions of Part 4 of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 (children)—
(a)section 18 (rape of a young child),
(b)section 19 (sexual assault on a young child by penetration),
(c)section 20 (sexual assault on a young child),
(d)section 21 (causing a young child to participate in a sexual activity),
(e)section 22 (causing a young child to be present during a sexual activity),
(f)section 23 (causing a young child to look at a sexual image),
(g)section 24(1) (communicating indecently with a young child),
(h)section 24(2) (causing a young child to see or hear an incident communication),
(i)section 25 (sexual exposure to a young child),
(j)section 26 (voyeurism towards a young child),
(k)section 28 (having intercourse with an older child),
(l)section 29 (engaging in penetrative sexual activity with or towards an older child),
(m)section 30 (engaging in sexual activity with or towards an older child),
(n)section 31 (causing an older child to participate in a sexual activity),
(o)section 32 (causing an older child to be present during a sexual activity),
(p)section 33 (causing an older child to look at a sexual image),
(q)section 34(1) (communicating indecently with an older child),
(r)section 34(2) (causing an older child to see or hear an indecent communication),
(s)section 35 (sexual exposure to an older child),
(t)section 36 (voyeurism towards an older child),
(u)section 37(1) (engaging while an older child in sexual conduct with or towards another older child),
(v)section 37(4) (engaging while an older child in consensual sexual conduct with another older child).
(3)An offence under any of the following provisions of Part 5 of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009—
(a)section 42 (sexual abuse of trust),
(b)section 46 (sexual abuse of trust of a mentally disordered person).
(4)Any of the following offences set out in schedule 3 of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009—
(a)abduction with intent to commit rape under section 1 (rape),
(b)abduction with intent to commit rape under section 18 (rape of a young child),
(c)assault with intent to commit rape under section 1 (rape),
(d)assault with intent to commit rape under section 18 (rape of a young child).
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