Part 1Sexual Offences

Child sex offences

13Child sex offences committed by children or young persons

1

A person under 18 commits an offence if he does anything which would be an offence under any of sections 9 to 12 if he were aged 18.

2

A person guilty of an offence under this section 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 5 years.