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Research data: UNDERAGED SEX
2016 Amendments to the sexual offences act dealing with consensual underage sex: implications for doctors and researchers
In terms of the Sexual Offences and Related Matters Amendment Act, consensual sex or sexual activity with children aged 12 - 15 was a crime...
Download this report2015 The mandatory reporting of consensual, underage sex: knowledge, practices and perspectives of social workers in KwaZulu-Natal
Until recently, any sex or sexual activity with a person under the age of 16 was criminalised, regardless of consent. All such incidents wer...