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December 3, 2008 1:44:56 AM CST



Canada Raises Age of Sexual Consent to 16

Posted May 1, 08 2:43 PM CDT in World 

(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.

Source Canadian Press

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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.   (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
A Canadian Flag flies over Parliament Hill in Ottawa Friday, Feb. 15, 2008.   (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Tom Hanson)
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