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Explanatory Memorandum to Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008

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    7.Policy Background

    The Provisions

    Part 3 – Sexual offences against children
    Assault
    Article 15: Causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity

    7.42.Article 15 makes it an offence for a person intentionally to cause or incite a child under the age of 13 to engage in sexual activity. In relation to caused sexual activity, the offence covers the same situations as does the offence under Article 8 except that, for this offence, whether or not the child consented to engaging in the sexual activity is irrelevant. This article also covers the situation where incitement takes place but the sexual activity itself does not. For example, a person may incite a child to engage in sexual activity with him (for example, where a person incites the child to masturbate him), or on the child himself (for example, where a person incites the child to strip) or with a third person (for example, where someone incites the child to have sexual intercourse with his friend).

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