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UK government to consider changing age of consent after allegations against Russell Brand
Latter says she was groomed at 16 and wants a law change that would bar adults from sexual relationships with 16- and 17-year-olds.
- Senior British government officials announced that ministers will examine proposals to reform the United Kingdom’s age of sexual consent laws after an accuser of convicted comedian Russell Brand waived her anonymity to call for stronger legal protections for teenagers.
- First Secretary of State Louise Haigh stated that while altering the current statutory threshold of 16 would represent a "massive step," the issue warrants "proper consideration and scrutiny" to safeguard 16- and 17-year-olds from predatory adults.
- The legislative debate gained momentum after Mia Latter—previously identified under the pseudonym "Alice" during reporting on Brand—publicly alleged that Brand entered a sexual relationship with her and orally raped her when she was 16 and he was 30.
- Legal campaigners and barristers have advocated for a "staggered" age of consent model that would keep sexual activity legal between peers aged 16 and 17 while criminalizing sexual relationships between older adults and minors under 18, addressing power imbalances currently overlooked outside specific "positions of trust".
- The policy review follows Brand’s November 9 sentencing at Southwark Crown Court to 10 years and six months in prison after a jury convicted him of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault involving four women.
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UK First Secretary Louise Haigh indicated that the British government may consider a change in the age of legal consent to sex after revealing the identity of one of the victims of comedian Russell Brand — who was a 16-year-old student at the time of the rape. Haigh, who is the main leader of Andy Burnham's government and acts in practice on Downing Street as Deputy Prime Minister, told The Sunday Times on Sunday (15) that the amendment to the l…
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Great Yorkshire RadioMinister says 'changing age of consent deserves proper consideration' after Brand allegations
Mia Latter waived her right to anonymity to campaign for a staggered age of consent after alleging she was raped by Russell Brand when she was 16.
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