Part 1Sexual Offences
Child sex offences
10Causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity
1
A person aged 18 or over (A) commits an offence if—
a
he intentionally causes or incites another person (B) to engage in an activity,
b
the activity is sexual, and
c
either—
i
B is under 16 and A does not reasonably believe that B is 16 or over, or
ii
B is under 13.
2
A person guilty of an offence under this section, if the activity caused or incited involved—
a
penetration of B’s anus or vagina,
b
penetration of B’s mouth with a person’s penis,
c
penetration of a person’s anus or vagina with a part of B’s body or by B with anything else, or
d
penetration of a person’s mouth with B’s penis,
is liable, on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years.
3
Unless subsection (2) applies, a person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—
a
on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or both;
b
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years.