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Thu 10 Oct 2008Man challenges constitutionality of buggery law
A MAN WHO has admitted buggery of an underage girl but claims it was consensual, has brought High Court proceedings to prevent his being sentenced on grounds that the law on buggery under which he is charged is unconstitutional.
The man claims the law is unconstitutional because it provides that a person is automatically guilty without any requirement of "mental or moral guilt".
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