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  2. Vulnerable adult - Wikipedia

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    Vulnerable adults' cognitive impairment puts them at greater-than-usual risk of abuse (domestic or institutional) and exploitation. [8] [9] [10] Vulnerable adults are also at risk of self-neglect if they do not receive sufficient support. [11] Vulnerable adults often live in assisted living facilities or council estates, depending on the degree ...

  3. File:Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (UKPGA 2006-47).pdf

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  4. Sexual grooming - Wikipedia

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    Sexual grooming is the action or behavior used to establish an emotional connection with a vulnerable person – generally a minor under the age of consent [1] [2] – and sometimes the victim's family, [3] to lower their inhibitions with the objective of sexual abuse.

  5. Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition - Wikipedia

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    The case was brought against the U.S. government by the Free Speech Coalition, a "California trade association for the adult-entertainment industry", along with Bold Type, Inc., a "publisher of a book advocating the nudist lifestyle"; Jim Gingerich, who paints nudes; and Ron Raffaelli, a photographer who specialized in erotic images.

  6. Factors associated with being a victim of sexual violence

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    Young women are usually found to be more at risk of rape than older women. [2] [3] [4] According to data from justice systems and rape crisis centres in Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Peru, and the United States, between one-third and two-thirds of all victims of sexual assault are aged 15 years or less.

  7. Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 - Wikipedia

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    Chapter 4 allows people to apply for the Secretary of State to disregard criminal convictions for homosexual acts by consenting adults under section 12 of the Sexual Offences Act 1956, or the "gross indecency between men" section of that Act. Section 96 confirms that the effect of a successful application would ensure the person is considered ...

  8. An Act to amend the Criminal Code (protection of children and ...

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    The Act amended Section 153 of the Criminal Code to additionally prohibit the sexual touching of a person under the age of 18 if they are "in a relationship with a young person that is exploitative of the young person", increased various penalties related to child abuse, made voyeurism an offence, and expands the definition of child pornography ...

  9. Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act ...

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    United States analyzed the meaning of the “full amount of the victim’s losses” definition in the then-current 1996 version of 18 U.S.C. § 2259(b). [2] The defendant in the case was convicted of possessing child pornography featuring the victim, and the victim was attempting to recover restitution. [ 17 ]