The defendant appealed his conviction of importuning his daughter to have sexual intercourse. She was under 15 at the time.
Held: Since the daughter could not at that age be guilty of such an offence, he could not be guilty either of incitement, however much that might be to be regretted.
Judges:
Scarman LJ
Citations:
(1995) 1 Cr App R 420
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Regina v Claydon CACD 9-Nov-2005
The defendant appealed his conviction for inciting a 13 year old boy to bugger him.
Held: Under fourteen, there was a common law presumption that a child under 14 was incpable of sexual intercourse, and therefore it was not possible to incite . .
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Crime
Updated: 07 May 2022; Ref: scu.236325
