Dirty Harry picks up a girl at a bar and has intercourse with her without asking for ID. He later finds out she is only 14 years old when he is charged for sexual relations with a minor female. Can he use the defence that he believed she was of legal age?
A) Yes, because he shouldn't have to ask for ID.
B) No, because "consent no defence" says that a person must take all the reasonable steps to ascertain the age of the complainant.
C) Yes, because "consent no defence" says that a reasonable person should be able to judge the age of another person fairly accurately, and if they're tricked, it's not their fault.
D) No, because her parents didn't consent to her having sex.
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