That's a question France is asking as the government prepares to set a legal age for sexual consent for the first time. Twice in recent weeks, French courts have refused to prosecute men for rape after they had sex with 11-year-old girls because authorities couldn't prove coercion. Justice Minister Nicole Belloubet provoked consternation among feminist groups Monday by saying a legal minimum age of 13 for sexual consent "is worth considering." Activists staged a small protest Tuesday in central Paris to argue that the age of consent should be set at 15. Establishing a legal age of consent is one piece of a pending bill to address sexual violence and harassment in France.

Source: ABC News November 14, 2017 19:47 UTC