On a charge of buggery with a male under the age of 16 pursuant to the Sexual Offences Act 1956 s.12 , an appellant was entitled to plead in defence that he honestly believed the complainant to be over the age of 16. The s.12 offence was not a strict liability offence.
AGE AVAILABILITY OF DEFENCE OF HONEST BELIEF BELIEF AS TO AGE OF COMPLAINANT BUGGERY CRIMINAL LAW CRIMINAL LIABILITY DEFENCES HONEST BELIEF HONEST BELIEF VICTIM OVER 16 YEARS OLD IMPOSITION OF STRICT LIABILITY INTENTION OF PARLIAMENT MENS REA MENTAL ELEMENT s.1 s.10 S.12 SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT 1956 s.14 s.14(1) s.14(2) s.14(4) S.143(1) CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC ORDER ACT 1994 S.3 SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT 1967 s.5 S.5 SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT 1956 s.6 S.6 SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT 1956 s.6(3) s.7 SEXUAL OFFENCES SEXUAL OFFENCES (AMENDMENT) ACT 2000 SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT 1956 s.12 SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT 1967
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