What is statutory rape? “Statutory Rape is a term used in some legal jurisdictions to describe consensual sexual relations that take place when an individual has sexual relations with an individual not necessarily old enough to legally consent to the behavior” (www.ageofconsent.us). The term statutory rape is used when the government feels a (female) minor cannot consent to sex because of her age. Therefore, the government considers sexual contact with a minor to be statutory rape. The court system
INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS Child sexual abuse SHRESHTH RASTOGI B-20 B.A.,L.Lb(5 YEARS) 1st YEAR Child abuse can occur anywhere like children home, institutions such as school, college, university or any other organizational places etc. In The USA ( Centers for disease control and prevention) defines child abuse as “child maltreatment as any act or series of acts of commission or omission by a parent or other caregiver that result in harm, potential