Kelantan cop says to also charge underage girls in consensual sex
Underage girls who have consensual sex should also face legal action when their partners are charged with statutory rape, Kelantan police chief Yusoff Mamat has suggested.
He said his proposal is to send a clear warning to teenagers against being involved in sexual crimes.
He said nearly 90% of statutory rape cases reported in the state involve consent by both parties, “but the existing laws lean more towards prosecuting men only,” Sinar Harian quoted him as saying.
“We don’t want to prosecute willy-nilly, and want to find more effective methods of prevention. If the laws allow for action against both parties, such cases can be prevented,” he said.
(The Penal Code provision on rape makes it an offence to have sex with or without consent with a girl under 16. It is also…
