125APersistent sexual abuse of child or young person

125A Persistent sexual abuse of child or young person

[Section 125A Inserted by No. 72 of 1994, s. 4 ]

(1)  [Section 125A Amended by No. 17 of 2024, s. 18, Applied:01 Nov 2024] [Section 125A Amended by No. 26 of 2017, s. 4, Applied:14 Jul 2017] [Section 125A Amended by No. 6 of 2005, s. 34, Applied:06 May 2005] [Section 125A Amended by No. 83 of 2001, s. 4, Applied:17 Dec 2001] [Section 125A Amended by No. 59 of 1997, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Aug 1998] In this section, unlawful sexual act means an act that constitutes an offence under section 124 , 124A , 124B , 124C , 125B , 126 , 127 , 133 or 185 whether committed before, on or after the commencement of this section.

(2)  [Section 125A Amended by No. 8 of 2020, s. 5, Applied:06 Apr 2020] [Section 125A Amended by No. 17 of 2024, s. 18, Applied:01 Nov 2024] A person is guilty of a crime if –

(a) the person commits the persistent sexual abuse of a young person; and

(b) at the time of the abuse, the young person is under the age of 17 and is not married to the accused.

Charge:  Persistent sexual abuse of a child [or young person].

(3)  [Section 125A Amended by No. 17 of 2024, s. 18, Applied:01 Nov 2024] An accused person is guilty of the persistent sexual abuse of a young person under subsection (2) if, during a particular period when the young person was under the age of 17 years –