sexual defences Flashcards
what is consent
consent means agreement by choice and with the freedom and capacity to make that choice.
9 exceptions
determination of consent, even if..
situations where consent is no defense
the defendant’s belief, minor, marriage
SPC: definition of child and provision
definition of sexual penetration
actus reus and mens rea of sexual penetration of a child
An act of sexual penetration; and
The victim of the penetration should be a child.
intention to engage in an act of sexual penetration. Intention as we know cannot be proved directly but indirectly from what the accused said or did at the time of engaging in the unlawful actus reus i.e., the act of sexual penetration.
what is corroboration
what must a corroborative evidence contain
example of corroborative evidence
The SOA’s position in corroborative evidence
The State v. Osman Kamara (2020)
The State v. Mohamed Bangura (2016)
RAPE: what is rape
amendment of the punishment related to rape