PART 4SEXUAL OFFENCES AGAINST A PERSON WITH A MENTAL DISORDER

Inducements etc. to persons with a mental disorder

Inducement, threat or deception to procure sexual activity with a person with a mental disorder47.

(1)

A person (A) commits an offence if—

(a)

with the agreement of another person (B) he intentionally touches that person,

(b)

the touching is sexual,

(c)

A obtains B’s agreement by means of an inducement offered or given, a threat made or a deception practised by A for that purpose,

(d)

B has a mental disorder, and

(e)

A knows or could reasonably be expected to know that B has a mental disorder.

(2)

A person guilty of an offence under this Article, if the touching involved—

(a)

penetration of B’s anus or vagina with a part of A’s body or anything else,

(b)

penetration of B’s mouth with A’s penis,

(c)

penetration of A’s anus or vagina with a part of B’s body, or

(d)

penetration of A’s mouth with B’s penis,

is liable, on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for life.

(3)

Unless paragraph (2) applies, a person guilty of an offence under this Article is liable—

(a)

on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or both;

(b)

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years.