Govt promises urgent action on statutory rape laws

The Taoiseach and the Tánaiste have vowed that the Government will take urgent action to deal with the situation surrounding statutory rape laws in Ireland.

Govt promises urgent action on statutory rape laws

The Taoiseach and the Tánaiste have vowed that the Government will take urgent action to deal with the situation surrounding statutory rape laws in Ireland.

The law as it currently stands makes it an automatic crime for a man to have sex with a girl under the age of 15, regardless of whether it was consensual.

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