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Section 13: Child sex offences committed by children or young persons

Sexual Offences Act 2003 · 2003 c. 42View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 1: Sexual Offences

A person under 18 commits an offence if he does anything which would be an offence under any of sections 9 to 12 if he were aged 18.

A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—

on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or both;
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years.

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