I am sure if Corby had been convicted of molesting children, no one would have given her any help at all..............
Perhaps he's a bit put out becaues Schapelles crime is still considered a crime here in Australia, but in most states of Australia its not against the law to have sex with someone over 16. So in fact its very unlikely he'd even be considered a sex offender here.
@the_great_she_elephant wrote:Two were under 18 and told police he had molested them.
Under 18 might also mean under 16 and sexul assault is sexual assault whatever the age of the victim.
The article says 16-17, like I said, not even a crime in most parts of Australia. It says that he is serving time for having sex with them, no mention of assault or rape.
Not that I'm condoning it and I fully believe if you want to travel to or live in another country you should abide by their laws, customs and punishments. But Schapelle would still be a drug smuggler under Australian law, he would not necesssarily be a sex offender. I think he has a right to be annoyed.
I dont think our government should be offering any guarantees on the behaviour of any convicted criminals.
@azureline** wrote:I think he is a sexual deviant. He belongs in prison.
I agree, however if he had sex with 16-17yo boys here in Australia he most likely wouldnt be in any trouble.
Perhaps thats a failing with our laws?
Unfortunately there's probably not enough prisons in the world to lock up all the dirty old men that want to have sex with much,much younger boys or girls. But I guess the line has to be drawn somewhere as far as the age of consent goes.
