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Review Sexual Offences Act

Sexual offences are on the rise. Most of these cases involve minors, either as victims or perpetrators of the crime.

Many have been the times that underage boys have been arrested in relation to sexual offences. While deterrent punishment is necessary to bring offenders to their senses, there are inconsistencies in law, particularly the Sexual Offences Act that sometimes don’t allow judges to mete out sentences commensurate with the crime.

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