Part 1Sexual Offences

Rape and other offences against children under 13

6Assault of a child under 13 by penetration

(1)

A person commits an offence if—

(a)

he intentionally penetrates the vagina or anus of another person with a part of his body or anything else,

(b)

the penetration is sexual, and

(c)

the other person is under 13.

(2)

A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable, on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for life.