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In 2017, an 11-year-old girl suffered forced sex from a 28-year-old man, who explained that she was consenting. Since then, justice considers that this consent does not exist for minors under 15 years of age.
Wednesday, November 2, in the court of Pontoise (Val-d’Oise), a 17-year-old girl faced the man she accuses of rape. The father, in his thirties, claims to have had a consensual relationship with the child, who was 11 years old at the time of the events. The affair had aroused emotion and indignation. On April 24, 2017, the schoolgirl had met the 28-year-old man. He says he did not know her age, and claims that she consented to sex. For her part, she claims to have indicated her age and could not react.
In 2018, a first hearing was held for an offense of sexual abuse. Too little for associations, politicians and Emmanuel Macron, who took hold of the debate. A law was finally passed: there can be no consent before 15 years. Criminal law cannot be retroactive. Lhe man will therefore be judged according to the old texts, but this time for rape. He faces 20 years in prison. The verdict is expected Friday, November 4.