There are things you must know before reading Vanessa Springora's literary bomb of a debut, Consent, A Memoir. So there is no issue of consent in this clear case - she was a child, he was more than three times her age. While sexual relations with minors is illegal under French law, a loophole makes it possible for the accused to successfully argue that their victim consented. Earlier this month the French government announced moves to set the age of consent at 15. With Consent, Springora hopes she will "ensnare the hunter in his own trap, ambush him within the pages of a book".

Source: Irish Independent February 28, 2021 02:35 UTC