Sunday, August 11, 2013

Underage girls are to blame for sexual abuse if they consent to sex, says Eddy Shah


Former newspaper tycoon Eddy Shah has said underage girls who engage in consensual sex must take the blame for the abuse they suffer.

Mr Shah, who was recently cleared of raping a schoolgirl in the 1990s, told the BBC: "If we're talking about girls who just go out and have a good time, then they are to blame." The 69-year-old founder of the newspaper 'Today', said that rape charges involving girls who "threw themselves" at celebrities could be a legal technicality .... http://www.independent.co.uk