Sex tourists face UK prosecution over abuse abroad – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 11th, 2008 in child abuse, jurisdiction, news, prosecutions, sexual offences by sally

“Sex tourists who abuse children abroad face prosecution in the UK. The new legislation, contained in the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008, will come into effect from Monday. It means that UK nationals who commit a specified sexual offence against a child overseas can expect to be prosecuted for the offence on their return to the UK.”

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Daily Telegraph, 11July 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk