The Belgian Federal Parliament will vote this week on a motion which could lower the legal age of sexual consent from 16 to 13 years of age. Laurent Cassius, member of the opposition, proposed the motion which “could free thousands of unjustly convicted prisoners” if the assembly decides to pass it.
“Our prisons are filled with young men that have been robbed of their youth, condemned to rot in jail from an act that should not be a crime. Why are we denying these young men the chance to play a more positive role in modern society?”, he asked before the assembly tuesday.
Laws on pedophilia are outdated claims top german attorney, Hans Goldsberg. “There will be the need for a consolidation of national laws under the current European system on the legal aspects of sex. Most of these national rulings don’t represent the modern social complexities of our times and are legally baseless. Some even argue that a law on the age of consent has become superfluous and should no longer exist” claims the lawyer who has worked for more than 35 years in this field of work.
“Just think about how 2,000 years ago the Greeks were a much more open society. We must remember that love between a man and a boy where not as taboo as today” explains cultural anthropologist, Thomas Black, from the University of Michigan.
Adults who have sex with underage children now face from two to six years in prison and up to 12 years according to current belgian law if they have performed oral or penetrative sex. The age of consent vary by jurisdiction across Europe and are currently set between 13 and 18. -
Source - worldnewsdailyreport.com
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