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harrybarracuda
An Australian police chief has suggested a phone app could be developed to document sexual consent as a way to improve conviction rates for sex crime cases.
New South Wales state police commissioner Mick Muller said dating apps have brought couples together and the same technology could also provide clarity on the question of consent.
"Technology doesn't fix everything, but...it plays such a big role in people meeting at the moment. I'm just suggesting: is it part of the solution?" Mr Fuller said.
He said the number of sexual assaults reported in Australia's most populous state was increasing while a prosecution success rate of only 2% stemming from those reports showed the system was failing.
"Consent can't be implied," he wrote in News Corp newspapers, adding: "Consent must be active and ongoing throughout a sexual encounter."
Responses to the consent app suggestion have been largely negative or sceptical.
Mr Fuller said his suggestion could gain popularity in time.