Statutory Rape

[joeSoap]

The reason there is a law is so underage people have no power to consent. So even if she let the person have sex with her, its not her call to make as such and he will be prosecuted? You can't prosecute a minor for leatting someone have sex with them. Under what law?

“Why is she referred to as the injured party?” wondered Groarke, as he interrogated Michael O’Driscoll, a senior garda who was giving evidence. “Why had the gardai not sought advice from the director of public prosecutions to prosecute the girl for conspiracy? She was part of a conspiracy to commit an indictable crime, was she not?” McGettigan pleaded for leniency. The couple were still together, he said, it wasn’t a one-night stand. Underage sex is “rampant in any city or town” throughout Ireland, the boy’s lawyer said, and Irish society no longer wondered at it.

This judge was pretty p1ssed at having to try this case...

[pineapple stu]

If two teenagers, both under seventeen, are having sex is it legal? If so do they need to abstain when one turns seventeen untill the other one does as well so as to avoid statutary rape?

My limited understanding of the law (i.e. the occasional reading of tabloid problem pages ) gives the answers as no and yes.

[holidaysong]

Why are you so interested?!

Not all posters on foot.ie are heterosexual you know.

[Block G Raptor]

His sentence was suspended yesterday, and the lad was placed on a good behaviour bond for 12 months.

Good to hear it
Nobody mentioned that the law was prepared to rob a 10 month old child of it's Father for the best part of a year that IMO is child abuse in itself
if the little slappers want to go at it leave them to it

ffs i lost my virginity at 11 to a 15 year old youngwan

[Gareth]

ffs i lost my virginity at 11 to a 15 year old youngwan

11 eh, at 11 I probably couldn't even spell virginity.

[sadloserkid]

ffs i lost my virginity at 11 to a 15 year old youngwan

And its Shamrock Rovers fans who are cursed with the reputation of being completely and utterly primitive... makes you think doesn't it.

[hamish]

if the little slappers want to go at it leave them to it

ffs i lost my virginity at 11 to a 15 year old youngwan

Bit of an own goal there...eh.....BGR???

[Green Tribe]

Bit of an own goal there...eh.....BGR???

aye, the wee slapper!

[superfrank]

It's ridiculous. If it's consensual there's no probleem. The lad knows what he's doing and the girl know's what she's doing, where's the problem?

If having underage sex is rape then alot of people my age are rapists, and that's just not true. Ridiculous law. Can people not have sex anymore without being afraid of going to prison, FFS!

[Macy]

Don't think people have pointed out the way this is being reported.... He's 19 now, not when they actually had the sex. Blatant attempt by the media to sensationalise the case imo.

[Block G Raptor]

Bit of an own goal there...eh.....BGR???

Ive started digging so i'll just keep going
it was my confirmation Night

[joeSoap]

Ive started digging so i'll just keep going
it was my confirmation Night

Total waste of your confirmation money was it??

[Block G Raptor]

Bit of an own goal there...eh.....BGR???

Ive started so I'll keep digging
It was my Confirmation day to boot

aye, the wee slapper!

Yeah well I spent 9 years being faithfull to the same girl(not the above mentioned one mind you) so I'm Entitled to do a bit of slappering around
believe me I've Earned it (see below for details)

http://www.foot.ie/showpost.php?p=397362&postcount=36

[Block G Raptor]

And its Shamrock Rovers fans who are cursed with the reputation of being completely and utterly primitive... makes you think doesn't it.

If it was put on a plate would you have refused it? (and yes she was a rovers fan how did you know)
if you would refuse then your name suits you

[sadloserkid]

If it was put on a plate would you have refused it? (and yes she was a rovers fan how did you know)
if you would refuse then your name suits you

At 11? I wouldn't have known what to do to be totally honest! (of course some bitter ladies would probably claim I still don't know what I'm doing but what do they know huh? )

[pineapple stu]

It's ridiculous. If it's consensual there's no probleem. The lad knows what he's doing and the girl know's what she's doing, where's the problem?

Don't agree. People are idiots. Especially younger people. This person is now a mother at 15, and she's completely untrained for it (I'm assuming, though I challenge anyone to show me a capable 15-year-old parent). The law is there to protect people from themselves, effectively. Just because everyone's doing something (and the chances are they're not - they're just saying they are; it's like those surveys in college where blokes say they've slept with an average of 15 people and girls say they've slept with an average of five people) doesn't make it right or responsible.

Don't think people have pointed out the way this is being reported.... He's 19 now, not when they actually had the sex. Blatant attempt by the media to sensationalise the case imo.

Not sure what your point is? I think most people are pointing out the four-year age gap more than the 19-year-old-ness? (Though I could be wrong and have fallen for the same trap you've just pointed out!)

[Schumi]

Not sure what you're point is? I think most people are pointing out the four-year age gap more than the 19-year-old-ness? (Though I could be wrong and have fallen for the same trap you've just pointed out!)

If you read the original post, it says that she was 15 at the time while he's 19 now.

It's also "your" BTW.

[pineapple stu]

Nooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Idiots are brainwashing me!!

Fair enough on the other one. So I did fall into the trap Macy was pointing out!

[Green Tribe]

If you read the original post, it says that she was 15 at the time while he's 19 now.

It's also "your" BTW. :eek:

class

[Macy]

Fair enough on the other one. So I did fall into the trap Macy was pointing out!

Just another victim of the murdoch controlled press...

This happened around about 18 months ago, so it could've been 15 and 17 which doesn't sound as bad as 15 and 19....