Section 47A of the Crimes Act 1958 (Vic) applies where a person has assumed de facto care, supervision or authority over a child, including an in loco parentis relationship, without any legal right or delegation from the child's lawful guardian. The section does not require proof of 'maintaining a sexual relationship' as a separate element beyond the three qualifying acts. An Edwards direction on consciousness of guilt should not be given where the prosecution has not relied on the accused's false denials as consciousness of guilt evidence.
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