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“But legally it is Section 48 of the Sexual Offences Act. A lot of people are saying she is over 16 so he hasn’t done anything wrong. But it is illegal to coerce someone into having sex for your own benefit anyway. And under 18 counts as a child in that situation.
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“You are also not allowed to send images of anyone under 18 but it is very difficult to prosecute that because you can’t actually tell the age of the person in the image.
“But the NSPCC are currently pushing a continued campaign on what they call a ‘flaw in the law’ to make it properly illegal to take images of someone under 18. What a lot of charities are pushing for is a real clarity so you can proceed with criminal proceedings. It is brilliant Corrie are doing this and they are one part of a movement pushing in that way already.
“I have become an ambassador for Voicing CSA UK. They are a brilliant charity opening up a talk group and a community organised by survivors.”
Chris is running next Sunday’s London Marathon to raise funds for the NSPCC. The tagline on his JustGiving page says: “Because there are too many Bethanys with Nathans out there.”
“It’s my second marathon,” he explains. “I did 20 miles recently in a much faster time than I expected so I am trying not to be so smug.
“This has been a really important story and really well written so from a purely selfish actor’s point of view it has been a great opportunity to raise funds for a brilliant cause.” ¬
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