DSA Schemes and Legal Implications
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Minor sex law(Singapore)
IntroductionIn this paper, there is a discussion regarding a case, where a person Joshua robbinson commited a criminal offense of sex with minor. In this case everyone wants to penalise him but this case is related to the consensual sex. Issues related to the sex with minor has also been discussed in the assignment. The improvement requires, in this case, is also discussed. Some scheme which has been provided to the academic students is also there in this study. Issues and the arguments against this study are also here in the paper. The scheme of DAS , issues related to DAS, improve,ments and arugements are there in the study. Issues surrounding cases on sex with the minor According to Gan boey keow (2017), in this paper, there is a discussion regarding a criminal offense case “Sex with Minor”. In this case Joshua Robinson who was an American mix material arts instructor. Robinson had sex with the two underage girls without the protection and and then showed that video to a 6-year girl. Robinson have his possession over 321 pornographic videos of children.robinson was no opportunistic offendor, he prowled the videos internet for videos. The offender has pleded his guilty. The government wants to impel higher penalties on the offender because others offendors seem far harsher in comparison to the Robinson. In this case, the sex was, consensual sex, so some people have second thought regarding this in the favour of offender. According to Calivin yang (2017), this will come under the Criminal law Act. Sex with a minor is a majorly committed crime under the law, but there are no certain amendments for the consensual sex. These different situations will create the different issues in different cases. These issues include social, educational, legal, etc. Sex with a minor is not legal, sex and the law both deals with the human sexual activities. According to Chapman-Schmidt (2015), pursuant to Act 376 in Singapore, sexual dispersion with the minor (up to 16 years) even it is consensual( the consent of the minor). Both the genders are covered under this provision, this includes sexual penetration, vaginal, anal or oral sex. .Commercial sex with minors under 18 is also a punishable offense pursuant to section 376B of the penal code. Under the section 376C, if the resident of Singapore committed these kinds of acts even outside the Singapore, they will be liable. Social sites have given minors a platform to explore with ease, but along with the access to porn sites have become worrying trends making minors’ vulnerable and inclined towards consensual underage physical intimacy. According to Bromberg et. al. (2014), as looking up to the issue there is a consent from both the parties, but considering the age of girls, didn’t even get up to age of maturity, so their consent is no valid reason for denying the genuine petition against the verdict, although law works on the prevailing facts and the authenticity of the crime, here in the other party is not a major, didn’t matured enough to understand the severity of actions they are taking and how it will affect them in the very future.According to Gary Chan Kok Yew and Lee Pey Woan (2016), talking about the law, there is a clear sought of the thoughts that if the action taken by the mutual consent of the parties, so
as taking it as one legal part and that is obvious to the intensity of the crime, then, but if the parties after the action protest themselves by saying that it's been a part of coercion then there are some laws which work in the sphere of protecting the accused if he is not at most guilty.With regards to the common protest “I don’t know she is 16 or lesser”, section 377D of the penal code clearly states that:If the offender is above the age of 21, he cannot claim that they mistakenly believed the minor was not underage as defenses.If the offender is under the age of 21, he may claim that he mistakenly believed that the minor was not underage as a defense, but only if the minor was the opposite sex, and if the offender has not previously committed any similar sexual offense before. Coming up with the changes required in the law, the severity of decisions is that much required so that it will bring a full stop over this major issue prevailing not only in a single country but across theglobe facing the same issue. The occurring of these issues exploiting the ageneration and the global habitat.According to Allen (2013), amendments or the changes in the law are required to handle out the situation, these are: Quicker remedial actionsIdentified laws Restrictions and charges over the use of adult sitesBailment of verdict made difficultlyConsent of the minor should not be taken as a consideration.Abandonment of minor hangouts, such as intake of alcohol.Serious charges and penalties against the culprit (Allen, 2013). ReferencesAllen, M. (2013).Textbook on criminal law. Oxford University Press.Bromberg, D. S., & O'Donohue, W. T. (Eds.). (2014).Toolkit for working with juvenile sex offenders. Academic Press.Calvin yang. (2017). Parliament: DSA scheme for pupils to enter secondary 1 directly tobe expanded.
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