child sexual abuse at Edinburgh University,
said wide variations in the age
of consent were too often accepted as the
result of cultural and religious
differences.
Child sex and marriage tended to occur “in cultures where women and children
are very much second class citizens, are very much controlled by men” and
did not have the freedom to speak out, Dr Nelson said.
Look around
the world and it becomes apparent that establishing exactly what
is allowed
where is no easy task.
is a
global problem