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Kenya court rules prosecution of consensual peer teen sex unconstitutional
Filed: May 21, 2026 at 1:04 PM ET
Summary: Kenya’s High Court declared unconstitutional the use of the Sexual Offences Act to prosecute consensual adolescent peer relationships.
WHO: Kenya High Court
WHAT: Declared unconstitutional the application of Kenya’s Sexual Offences Act to prosecute adolescents in consensual, non-coercive peer relationships.
WHEN: May 21, 2026 at 6:04 AM ET
WHERE: Nairobi, Kenya
WHY: The court found applying the Sexual Offences Act to consensual, non-coercive adolescent peer relationships violated constitutional rights.
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