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Canada Raises Age of Sexual Consent to 16

Measure targets Internet sexual predators

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(Newser) – Canada increased the minimum age of sexual consent by 2 years to 16 today, the Canadian Press reports. The law is intended to snare sexual predators who prey on 14- and 15-year-olds, and exempts sex that occurs between two individuals less than five years apart in age. Canada's age of consent has been 14 since 1892.

Canada raised the legal age of sexual consent to 16.
Canada raised the legal age of sexual consent to 16.   (Shutterstock)
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper speaks during a news conference, Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at the North American Leaders Summit in New Orleans.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper speaks during a news conference, Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at the North American Leaders Summit in New Orleans.   (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
A Canadian Flag flies over Parliament Hill in Ottawa Friday, Feb. 15, 2008.
A Canadian Flag flies over Parliament Hill in Ottawa Friday, Feb. 15, 2008.   (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Tom Hanson)
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