Agreement for provision of commercial sexual services by a child
53J Agreement for provision of commercial sexual services by a child
S. 53J inserted by No. 7/2022 s. 42.
A person (A) must not enter into or offer to enter into an agreement under which a child (B) is to provide commercial sexual services.
Penalty: Level 4 imprisonment (15 years maximum).
In a proceeding for an offence against subsection (1)—
it is not necessary for the prosecution to prove that A knew that B was a child; and
if B was aged 16 years or more at the time the offence is alleged to have been committed, it is a defence to the charge for A to prove that, having taken all reasonable steps to find out the age of B, A believed on reasonable grounds, at the time the offence is alleged to have been committed, that B was aged 18 years or more.
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