Many don’t know sex with minors is illegal


PETALING JAYA: The Government should not delay the implementation of sexual health education in schools because many juveniles had been jailed for statutory rape not knowing that it is an offence, said child rights activist James Nayagam.

For the past 30 years, he said he had counselled such juveniles who were not even aware that it was an offence to have sex with girls below the age of 16.

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