TV Star, 17 Years old, arrested.......

[blindswelledrat]

vixen1700 said:

Haven't watched Eastenders in about two years now and feel much better for it

Same here.It definitely feels like kicking a real addiction.

[Six Fiend]

TTmonkey said:

Seems the Beeb is writing him out of the show very soon and trying to get hs last scenes in the can before this all becomes general knowledge.....

What is it about the Beeb these days.......? Surely someone arrested for these offences should be put straight on uphill 'garden leave' or something until its all cleared up.....

Given the alleged offence...

[Rude Girl]

blindswelledrat said:

vixen1700 said:

Haven't watched Eastenders in about two years now and feel much better for it

Same here.It definitely feels like kicking a real addiction.

Last time I watched eastenders, Sharon was going out with the vicar. No, I tell a lie, I watched the one where that nervy woman whacked her bloke with an iron.

[Somewhatfoolish]

Just to be clear, if this was a 16 year old having consenual sex with a 14 year old would it be charged like this?

[Pothole]

disgusting website said:

Can you imagine the scrum outside that courthouse for everybody to find out who it is? Pappzd has marked that date in our diary.

How vulgar.

[Vieste]

Last time i watched it was about 15 years ago

[Frik]

Somewhatfoolish said:

Just to be clear, if this was a 16 year old having consenual sex with a 14 year old would it be charged like this?

The crime is the same for anyone under the age of 18 as it is for anyone over 18, though the sentencing guidelines are different.

It's irrelevant though, this is an accusation of sexual assault.

[Somewhatfoolish]

Frik said:

The crime is the same for anyone under the age of 18 as it is for anyone over 18, though the sentencing guidelines are different.

It's irrelevant though, this is an accusation of sexual assault.

Thanks, I just wanted to be clear. Had it been essentially a 16 year old sleeping with a 14 year old then while it would be illegal I wouldn't exactly be bothered, it's the kind of thing teenagers do.

But presumably from you repeating the sexual assault claim this is basically a rape, right?

Sorry for not being au fait with what the legal terms for sexual offences are and what they mean, but they are not exactly things I keep track of!

[Pothole]

Somewhatfoolish said:

Just to be clear, if this was a 16 year old having consenual sex with a 14 year old would it be charged like this?

Just to be clear, in the eyes of the law there is no such thing as consensual sex with a 14 year old.

[Camoradi]

TTwiggy said:

Well, quite apart from 'innocent until proven guilty', the Beeb does have a duty to ensure that the millions of people of who watch and enjoy this soap are given a show with storylines that run to some sort of logical conclusion, rather than just having a character disappear mid-episode.

I'm sure that ITV would do the same with Corrie - but don't let that shake you off the PH anti-BBC bandwagon.

I agree, it just wouldn't do for Eastenders to have implausible storylines where people just appear and disappear...

[omgus]

Pothole said:

Somewhatfoolish said:

Just to be clear, if this was a 16 year old having consenual sex with a 14 year old would it be charged like this?

Just to be clear, in the eyes of the law there is no such thing as consensual sex with a 14 year old.

:yep:
The consent you can get from a 14yo can lead you to three places, rape, sexual assault and aggrevated sexual assault.

[wiggy001]

Camoradi said:

TTwiggy said:

Well, quite apart from 'innocent until proven guilty', the Beeb does have a duty to ensure that the millions of people of who watch and enjoy this soap are given a show with storylines that run to some sort of logical conclusion, rather than just having a character disappear mid-episode.

I'm sure that ITV would do the same with Corrie - but don't let that shake you off the PH anti-BBC bandwagon.

I agree, it just wouldn't do for Eastenders to have implausible storylines where people just appear and disappear...

His character has been in prison for a few months now. Easy to write him out without needing to bring him back in my my wife's opinion.

[StottyZr]

omgus said:

Pothole said:

Somewhatfoolish said:

Just to be clear, if this was a 16 year old having consenual sex with a 14 year old would it be charged like this?

Just to be clear, in the eyes of the law there is no such thing as consensual sex with a 14 year old.

:yep:
The consent you can get from a 14yo can lead you to three places, rape, sexual assault and aggrevated sexual assault.

I thought it was only statutory rape if they were 13 or younger?

A 16year old having sex with a 14 year old counts as sex with a minor does it not? Not sexual assault.

[Frik]

It's all here: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/42/conten...

[Fleegle]

Always knew that Lofty was a wrong'un

[TTwiggy]

StottyZr said:

I thought it was only statutory rape if they were 13 or younger?

A 16year old having sex with a 14 year old counts as sex with a minor does it not? Not sexual assault.

No such thing as 'statutory' rape in England - you only hear that on 'CSI'.

The Savile thread explains things, but from what I read:

Sex with someone under 16 by someone over 18 is illegal (but not rape, unless defined as such)
If they are under 13, it's rape.
If they are between 16 and 18, and the other person is in a position of trust/care, it's illegal.
Sex between, say two 15 year olds is technically illegal, but not in the public interest to prosecute, unless one party was coerced. Rape would be a separate issue in this case, subject to the same definitions as between two adults.