Questions tagged [sexual-offences]
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Explicit images sent by adults [duplicate]
I know that distribution and possession of any explicit images of children are illegal as it is child pornography. On the other hand, is it illegal for an adult to send explicit images of them to ...
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Sexting with a minor overseas
Suppose that a person who is 22 years old and is an Algerian citizen has been sexting a minor who is 16 years old living in the UK. Can the Algerian be prosecuted, and if so for what?
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Is it legal for a child to ask an adult for nudes?
I know it’s illegal for a child to send nudes of themselves, as that would constitute child pornography. However, can a child ask a consenting adult for nudes legally?
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What is the law about adults dating a minor?
Say that a guy was dating this girl since he was a junior in high school and at the time she was a freshman. Say that they stayed together over the years and he is now 18 and graduated. Is this ...
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Terminology around consent whilst incapacitated
As can be found in numerous places, "consent" is a fairly specific term and has various pre-conditions, such that it cannot be given whilst, for example, extremely drunk, under the influence ...
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Why is marriage with a minor legal in the US while sex with a minor is not?
It seems that marriage with minor is legal in many states.
Yet sex with a minor is not.
So they can't consummate the marriage before the child is of legal age?
In most cases, minimum marriage age is ...
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Is there any cognizable ground for criminal prosecution for the surreptitious or unconsensual use of male reproductive cells or “spermjacking”?
Bob, the founder of a Silicon Valley business on a high-growth trajectory, meets Alice, and they enter into a romantic relationship.
Sure enough, Alice informs Bob that she wants to be the wifey.
Bob, ...
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How is damage calculated in a civil suit against a company where there is said to be widespread gender-based discrimination and sexual harassment?
California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) says
that renowned game publishing studio Blizzard Entertainment, and its
owner Activision Blizzard, have created a culture of “constant ...
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The relevance of Article 8 in consent to a sexual act for mentally ill people in UK?
I have been watching a Supreme Court hearing, and there are certain things that I don't understand. I have also not been able to find what these things mean on the internet. I will ask them as ...
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Is a person masturbating in a public bathroom/office bathroom committting an offense? [duplicate]
I was always led to believe that public masturbation only covers places where there isn't an expectation of privacy that people work and hang around (i.e. parks, supermarkets, hospital) so it would be ...
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Section 4, Sexual Offences Act 2003
I met someone on a dating website, things were going great and we ended up getting frisky on camera together.
It turns out that they were a catfish.
Would section 4 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 ...
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