Sexual Offences Act 2003
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The Sexual Offences Act 2003 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom that was passed in 2003 and became law on May 1, 2004.[1]
It replaced older sexual offences laws with more specific and explicit wording. It also created several new offences such as voyeurism, assault by penetration, causing a child to watch a sexual act, and necrophilia (specifically, penetration of any part of a corpse).
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See also
- Sexual Offences Act
- Violent and Sex Offender Register
- Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography
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