I can't believe they are only just getting round to this now.
French Parliament adopts law criminalising sex with children aged under 15 | EuronewsThe French Parliament has adopted a law against sexual violence against children, setting the age of consent at 15 years old.
Sex with a child under 15 will now be classed as rape under French law and carries a 20-year prison sentence.
The age of consent for incest has also been set at 18 years old.
France's Minister of Justice Eric Dupond-Moretti described the law as a "historic step" that brings the country's penal code in line with many other Western nations.
"We do not touch children ... [and with this law] no adult aggressor will be able to claim the consent of a minor," Dupond-Moretti told lawmakers on Thursday.