Hungary could 'legalise paedophilia'

A bill modifying Hungary’s penal code could allow pornographic material involving 14 to 17-year-olds to be made and kept for personal use.

A bill modifying Hungary’s penal code could allow pornographic material involving 14 to 17-year-olds to be made and kept for personal use.

The country’s justice ministry said the draft proposal, presented last month by Hungarian justice minister Jozsef Petretei, was in line with European Union norms which give members states the right to regulate the issue at national level.

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