Merely Naughty or Seriously Wrong? 'Childish Sexual Experimentation' and the Presumption of Doli Incapax

摘要

On 14 September 2016, PF, then aged 47, was charged with sexual offences against two of his sisters, X and Y. He was convicted of two counts involving X, namely indecent assault and indecency with a girl under 14. He was acquitted of three sexual offences against Y. The trial judge imposed a six-month community order with a four-month curfew, to be served concurrently on each count.