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Alleged Russell Brand rape victim wants age of consent law changed

Headline via BBC News · first report 15 Nov, 04:07 IST, latest 15 Nov, 05:47 IST

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2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from BBC News at 15 Nov, 04:07 IST; the latest is from The Guardian at 15 Nov, 05:47 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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First report15 Nov, 04:07 IST
Latest report15 Nov, 05:47 IST
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Mia Latter, who says she was 16 when she met the convicted rapist, wants a staggered age of consent.
Deputy prime minister says change would be a massive step but ‘deserves proper consideration and scrutiny’ The government has said it will consider calls to change the age of consent after a woman waived her right to anonymity to publicly claim she was raped…

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