Age of Consent in France [Edited by MNHQ at OP's request]

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AngryAttackKittens · 14/02/2018 11:05

WTF? Did other people know about this? How has this possibly been allowed to continue until 2018?

France does not have a legal age under which a minor cannot agree to a sexual relationship – although the country’s top court has ruled that children aged five and under cannot consent. Lawyers for the suspect argued that the girl was consenting and aware of what she was doing, while lawyers for the girl have said she was simply too young and confused to resist.

So six year olds can legally consent, then? Because they're so much more developmentally advanced than 5 year olds?

www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/14/french-girl-11-not-a-child-say-lawyers-for-man-29-accused-of-sexual-abuse

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AngryAttackKittens · 14/02/2018 11:29

If an official age of consent does exist then this part makes no sense.

"President Emmanuel Macron’s government has proposed a bill to introduce a minimum legal age for sexual consent. It would include a provision saying that intercourse with children under a certain age is by definition coercive.

The proposed minimum age has not yet been decided on, but the cutoff could be between 13 and 15. The bill, a broad-based measure aimed at fighting “sexual and sexist violence”, is expected to be presented to the cabinet next month."

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Anasnake · 14/02/2018 11:28

Age of consent also mentioned in this BBC article which also highlights some of the issues.
www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-europe-41966245

Anasnake · 14/02/2018 11:27

www.ageofconsent.net/world/france

stoneagefertilitydoll · 14/02/2018 11:26

In France the age of consent is 15, but prosecutors still have to prove sex was non-consensual to prove rape.

So it looks like it's some arcane thing, where the age of consent exists, but it's not automatically non-consensual under that age.

failingatlife · 14/02/2018 11:24

Anasnake the article states no legal age of consent but children under 5 are deemed incapable of consent. Where are you getting 15 from? I know nothing of French law just what i read in the link.

QueenLaBeefah · 14/02/2018 11:23

That can't be right?

Branleuse · 14/02/2018 11:14

im shocked by this

Anasnake · 14/02/2018 11:13

Age of consent is 15

failingatlife · 14/02/2018 11:11

Wow. Just wow.