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France is changing its definitions of rape to be in line with other European countries.
I've only seen mention of a proposal to change the law, nothing says the law has actually changed.
Can you find a direct quote that states this please? Also do you mean the prosecution lawyers of the rapist or the defence lawyers of the rapist?
" France prosecutors decided to only charge the man with sexual abuse of a minor (atteinte sexuel).
Their reasoning was that “there was no violence, no constraint, no threat, and no surprise" on the part of the man to justify the charge of rape. Essentially they judged that she had consented to the sexual encounter because she was not physically forced into the act."
https://www.thelocal.fr/20171113/fr...-13-after-man-acquitted-of-raping-11-year-old
In another notable case, a 22 year old man impregnated an 11 year old girl, and was acquitted of rape charges only a few months ago. So we're actually talking about 2 cases involving 11 year girls, one of which ended in acquittal by jury, and another one where the prosecutors decided against rape charges.
https://www.thelocal.fr/20171111/frenchman-acquitted-of-raping-11-year-old-schoolgirl