{"id":5456,"date":"2013-06-17T08:44:11","date_gmt":"2013-06-17T08:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/praag.org\/?p=5456"},"modified":"2013-06-17T08:44:11","modified_gmt":"2013-06-17T08:44:11","slug":"11-year-old-new-zealand-boy-fathers-child-to-36-year-old-woman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praag.org\/?p=5456","title":{"rendered":"11-year old New Zealand boy fathers child to 36-year old woman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/map_of_new-zealand.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5457\" alt=\"map_of_new-zealand\" src=\"http:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/map_of_new-zealand-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/map_of_new-zealand-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/map_of_new-zealand.jpg 466w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>An 11-year-old New Zealand boy was reported Saturday to have fathered a child with the 36-year-old mother of a school friend, raising questions on why women cannot be charged with rape in the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Counsellors working in the area of child sexual abuse said the case highlighted a lack of attention to women as potential offenders, according to the New Zealand Herald, which reported the story.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The case has also prompted an examination of the law, under which the crime of rape applies only to men.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Justice Minister Judith Collins said she would investigate, the paper reported.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;This case raises an important point. I will seek advice from officials on whether or not a law change is required,&#8221; Collins said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The woman and boy, whose names were not released, live in the main North Island district of Auckland.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The boy&#8217;s school principal told the New Zealand Herald that he was shocked when the child told him what was happening.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;You won&#8217;t be very happy with me,&#8221; he recalled the boy saying late last year. He said he had been having sex with his friend&#8217;s mother &#8220;and it needs to stop&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The organisation Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse said if the case is proved then the woman should be held accountable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Under New Zealand law, the crime of rape applies only to men and carries a maximum jail sentence of 20 years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Women who force a male to have sex face a charge of sexual violation which carries a maximum 14-year sentence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the newspaper, government welfare officials &#8212; who took the baby into care about two months ago &#8212; confirmed they were dealing with a case at the boy&#8217;s school and that it was before the courts, but refused to comment further. The police also refused to comment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Herald reported that the young father, who has now turned 12, was also understood to have been taken into care.- AFP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An 11-year-old New Zealand boy was reported Saturday to have fathered a child with the 36-year-old mother of a school friend, raising questions on why women cannot be charged with rape in the country. 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