“Only yes means yes” in criminal law? Discussion after sexual offenses with a twelve-year-old

Vienna – After the non-legal acquittals of ten young people, mainly 14 to 17 years old during the time of the crime, who had sexual contact with a 12-year-old, the Association of Austrian Public Prosecutors and the Association of Austrian Criminal Defense Lawyers are warning against additional legislation. Criminal law professor Ingeborg Zerbes, on the other hand, can imagine changes to Section 205a of the Criminal Code, which criminalizes the violation of sexual self-determination.