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The Captain Superintendent of Police
reports that attempts at
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rape of young children
happen about once in three years; and as the proposed change in the law would thus only affect, in respect of the difference between
misdemeanor and felony, the small proportion of these
cases when the children
are between the ages of
10
and 13, I scarcely
think
the circumstances are
such as to require fresh
legislation.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's Most Obedient
Humble Servant,
C W Creasy