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  • What about strict liability offences, like statutory rape?

    Zing!

    The term "statutory rape" comes from the American cinema. Rape is penetrative sexual intercourse per vaginam without consent. Minors cannot give consent. Did you have penetrative vaginal sex with her? Yes, there's the actus reus. Did you mean to have sex with her or did it just slip in? Yes, you meant to, there's your mens rea.

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