Hero police officer jailed for abusing position to have sex with vulnerable woman http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/hero-police-officer-jailed-for-abusing-position-to-have-sex-with-vulnerable-woman-8531258.html … via @Independent
@Peter_Kirkham @Cryton @Independent Tricky debate about whether consent can be lawfully given by a vulnerable person? Harsh, I grant you.
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@C7RKY@Cryton@Independent Of course it can! No indication it wasn't valid consent. And if it wasn't true consent the charge would be rape! -
@Peter_Kirkham@Cryton@Independent I'd have thought duty in the position of trust would invalidate it? I claim no expertise you understand. -
@C7RKY@Cryton@Independent No, not at all. If was any doubt re-consent fine, 9mths. But there's no indication of anything but full consent. -
@Peter_Kirkham@Cryton@Independent Then 'harsh' was probably a fair assessment... -
@C7RKY@Cryton@Independent Be interesting to see if there's an appeal (or if there IS more to it than report suggests) -
@Peter_Kirkham@Cryton@Independent You're far more likely to hear sentencing of police officers criticised as too light. Something's off...
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