It is a decision that has caused much ink to flow. Thursday, January 21, 2021, the Senate unanimously adopted a bill setting 13 years the threshold of sexual non-consent. According to the text of Senator Annick Billon, children under the legal age cannot consent to sex with an adult. "Any act of sexual penetration, of whatever nature, committed by a person of full age on a thirteen-year-old minor is punishable by twenty years of criminal imprisonment when the perpetrator knew or could not ignore the age of the victim. (…) The child's behavior will no longer be questioned, the consent of a minor under 13 will no longer be questioned" advance the fifty-something. A law project who is unworthy of more than one. Andréa Bescond, sexually abused during her childhood, was particularly indignant on Twitter: "A civilized society? 1 in 10 French people are victims of incest. 2 to 3 children per class are victims of sexual violence, it is not civilized " she reacted to Eric Dupont-Moretti's comments regarding the article. And apparently the actress is far from being the only one to be outraged.
"Could I have consented?"
It is a moving testimony that Flavie Flamant delivered in the book Consolation. In the latter, released in 2016, the famous host recounted the rape she suffered at the age of 13. And his executioner is none other than David Hamilton, a famous British photographer and director. If the former companion of Benjamin Castaldi has kept the secret for several years, the mother is now engaged in the fight to extend the statute of limitations for rape. Scandalized by the choice of the Senate, Flavie Flament also seized on social networks. Friday January 22, 2021 on Instagram, the forty-something has revived a painful memory through an old photo. We see the former PAF star blowing a soap bubble, looking carefree and innocent, in her early teens. But the reality behind this photo is very sad. "I was 13 years old. And I was raped by David Hamilton. Could I have consented?" she wonders, taking care to tag the accounts of the Senate, the National Assembly. The publication of Flavie Flament was shortly preceded by that of Marie Fugain. Michel Fugain's daughter also rose up on Twitter "Ladies and gentlemen of the Senate, your duty is to protect the children of the Republic, not to unclog the courts or to roll out the red carpet for the perverts " she launched, surely in the hope that his speech can change things.
A civilized society? 1 in 10 French people are victims of incest. 2 to 3 children per class are victims of sexual violence, it is not civilized. @E_DupondM , your positions are obsolete, retrograde and complacent and I do not say it at the time of the emotion. https://t.co/YpR80R7ZFz
– Bescond Andréa (@AndreaBescond) January 21, 2021
I am 13 years old! Do I have a consent head? Ladies and gentlemen of the Senate, your duty is to protect the children of the Republic, not to unclog the courts or to roll out the red carpet for the perverts! @andrea_bescond @senat_fr #incest pic.twitter.com/hknpUimc5m
– Marie Fugain (@ mariefugain1) January 22, 2021
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