THE AGE OF CONSENT.
A JUDGE'S COMMENTARY. By Telegraph—Press Association. Cliristclu- n-h, Last Night. Frequently at a si ting of the Supreme Court there arc < ases of unlawful carnal knowledge with girls, and invariably the defence is tin r. the accused did and had reason to be) »ve that the girl was of or over the iij?. ■ of sixteen years, the age of consent. In a case this morning Mr. Justice t>! nniston took occasion to make son > remarks on the subject to the jury. Vhe law, he said, had raised the age o-' consent to sixteen, but marred its effect in protecting young girls by prov ili ig that if an accused man believed, and had reason to believe, that the git vas of the age of consent, it was a si rfioent defence. His Honor considered t iat it was time that the law should ba inn le more effective, whereas now it ces. ted to be so. A judge could always dec! e whether there had been temptation; provocation, etc, and if the present del men were taken away it would act as n di terrent to men interfering with yi ung girls.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 304, 16 May 1913, Page 5
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196THE AGE OF CONSENT. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 304, 16 May 1913, Page 5
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