Rejected petition Protect 16-18 year olds from adults exploiting age of consent loophole.

Have laws that stop adults from entering into sexual relationships with children and teenagers, to close the loophole a lot of pedophiles are exploiting.

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Many children and teenagers are drawn into situations and being abused by adults who know better, and it needs to stop. Currently adults can get away with sexual relationships with 16 year olds as long as no photos are taken. It is pedophilia and it needs to be dealt with.

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There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/331850

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Date submitted 1 July 2020
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