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On the Megyn Kelly Show, Russell Brand says he slept with a 16-year-old when he was 30, calling it legal where he is from but exploitative due to power dynamics; he faces ongoing sexual assault and rape charges in London and has pleaded not guilty to multiple counts from 1999–2005, framing his past promiscuity as something to redeem while noting his sobriety and faith.
Comedian Russell Brand was questioned by police in 2014 over allegations of assaulting a masseuse during a birthday massage, but the case was dropped. This is the first known instance of Brand being interviewed by police over assault allegations. Brand is currently facing multiple allegations of misconduct, including rape and sexual assault, following a joint investigation by The Sunday Times and Channel 4's Dispatches. The allegations have sparked a debate about the appropriateness of sexual relationships with significant age gaps. Brand's old school is now appealing for former students to come forward with abuse allegations, and the BBC is investigating his behavior during his time working for the broadcaster.
Japan has passed a series of bills overhauling the country's sex crime laws, including expanding the definition of rape to place greater emphasis on the concept of consent, introducing national legislation against taking explicit photos with hidden cameras, and raising the age of consent to 16. The previous age of consent, at 13, had been among the lowest in the developed world. The new laws mark a major victory for sexual assault survivors and activists, some of whom have spent decades lobbying for these changes. However, there is still more work to be done, such as extending the statute of limitations and recognizing power imbalances in cases involving authority figures.
Japan's age of consent has been raised from 13 to 16 years old as part of key reforms to sex crime legislation. The reforms also clarify rape prosecution requirements and criminalise voyeurism. Teen couples no more than five years apart in age will be exempt from prosecution if both partners are over 13. Campaigners welcomed the reforms, with the Tokyo-based group Human Rights Now calling them "a big step forward".
Japan has raised the age of consent from 13 to 16 and broadened the definition of rape from "forcible sexual intercourse" to "non-consensual sexual intercourse." The expanded definition includes acts committed using drugging and intoxication and criminalizes the grooming of minors. The changes also include a crackdown on "photo voyeurism" and secretly filming sexual acts. The move comes after a string of defendants charged with sexual crimes were acquitted, leading to the Flower Demo movement demanding changes to sex crime laws.
Japan has raised its age of consent from 13 to 16 years old, bringing it in line with other countries such as Britain, France, Germany, and China. The new legislation also clarifies rape prosecution requirements and criminalizes voyeurism. The bill passed unanimously in parliament's Upper House.
Japan has raised its age of sexual consent from 13 to 16, as part of an overhaul of the country's laws on sex crimes. The change comes after growing public outcry over repeated acquittals of sexual abusers and increasing instances of people taking sexually exploitative photos and videos without consent. Advocates of stricter sex-crimes laws welcomed the changes, but said more needed to be done to ensure greater protection of women and girls in Japan. The changes are part of a gradual modernization of laws that protect victims of sexual crimes.
Japan has passed new laws that redefine rape and raise the age of consent from 13 to 16 years, in a landmark overhaul of sex crime laws. The new laws explicitly outline eight scenarios where it is difficult for a victim to "form, express, or fulfil an intention not to consent" to sexual intercourse. The changes also ban "photo voyeurism" which includes upskirting and secret filming of sexual acts, among other things. However, activists say that "distorted ideas" about sex and consent that have pervaded for generations must be addressed, and survivors of sexual assault must feel empowered to report their attacks.
A report by international legal experts with the backing of the United Nations has outraged critics by appearing to normalize sex with minors. The report does not actively call for decriminalizing sex between adults and minors, but it states that children have both the capacity and the legal right to make sexual decisions. The report does not offer a suggested age of sexual consent. The shocking recommendations from international legal elites underscore a number of major recent events in the United States and around the world that have unfolded with bewildering speed.