Judgement reserved in case of man who had sex with 14-year-old girl

The Court of Criminal Appeal has reserved judgement in the case of a 47-year-old man appealing against his conviction and sentence for having sexual intercourse with a 14-year-old girl.

The applicant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was one of several men to see charges of unlawful carnal knowledge against them dropped after the Supreme Court ruled legislation concerning unlawful carnal knowledge of a girl under the age of 15 unconstitutional in 2006.