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  • Section 21 Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 21 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 is about Positions of trust. It provides as follows: (1)For the purposes of sections 16 to 19, a person (A) is in a position of trust in relation to another person (B) if— (a)any of the following subsections applies, or (b)any…

  • Section 20 Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 20 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 is about Abuse of position of trust: acts done in Scotland. It provides as follows: Anything which, if done in England and Wales . . . , would constitute an offence under any of sections 16 to 19 also constitutes that offence…

  • Section 19 Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 19 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 is about Abuse of position of trust: causing a child to watch a sexual act. It provides as follows: (1)A person aged 18 or over (A) commits an offence if— (a)for the purpose of obtaining sexual gratification, he intentionally causes another…

  • Section 18 Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 18 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 is about Abuse of position of trust: sexual activity in the presence of a child. It provides as follows: (1)A person aged 18 or over (A) commits an offence if— (a)he intentionally engages in an activity, (b)the activity is sexual, (c)for…

  • Section 17 Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 17 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 is about Abuse of position of trust: causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity. It provides as follows: (1)A person aged 18 or over (A) commits an offence if— (a)he intentionally causes or incites another person (B) to…

  • Section 16 Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 16 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 is about Abuse of position of trust: sexual activity with a child. It provides as follows: (1)A person aged 18 or over (A) commits an offence if— (a)he intentionally touches another person (B), (b)the touching is sexual, (c)A is in a…

  • Section 15A Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 15A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 is about Sexual communication with a child. It provides as follows: (1)A person aged 18 or over (A) commits an offence if— (a)for the purpose of obtaining sexual gratification, A intentionally communicates with another person (B), (b)the communication is sexual or…

  • Section 15 Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 15 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 is about Meeting a child following sexual grooming etc. It provides as follows: (1)A person aged 18 or over (A) commits an offence if— (a)A has met or communicated with another person (B) on one or more occasions and subsequently— (i)A intentionally meets B,…

  • Section 14 Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 14 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 is about Arranging or facilitating commission of a child sex offence. It provides as follows: (1)A person commits an offence if— (a)he intentionally arranges or facilitates something that he intends to do, intends another person to do, or believes that another…

  • Section 13 Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 13 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 is about Child sex offences committed by children or young persons. It provides as follows: (1)A person under 18 commits an offence if he does anything which would be an offence under any of sections 9 to 12 if he were…