Sexual conduct by coercion Flashcards
Section
129A
129A(1)
Everyone who has sexual connection with another person knowing that the other person has been induced to consent to the connection by threat
129A(2)
Everyone who does an indecent act on another person knowing that the other person has been induced to consent to the act by threat
In relation to indecent acts who does the act need to be on
Can be on themselves or on the other person
What are the threats referred to that constitute then offence under 129A(5)?
-That the person making the threat or any other person will commit an offence punishable by imprisonment but does not involve the actual or threatened application of force to any persons
and
-a threat that the person making the threat or any other person will make a disclosure whether true or false about a person whether living or dead that is likely to seriously damage the reputation of the person the disclosure is made against
and
-A threat that the person making the threat will abuse a power of authority arising out of an occupation or vocational position held by the person making the threat or a commercial relationship existing between the person making the threat and the person consenting