The girl consenting, he took her out of the house, down the road, and along the 'slip' onto the golf course.
Because no father or brother or guardian of a rich noble girl would ever consent to such a match.
Whether the girl consented was crucial to the case.
Because of her age, they said, it would not matter whether the girl consented or not.
Their defense was that the girl had consented.
It didn't matter whether the girls consented or not.
In Donovan a girl could not consent to the infliction of six or seven weals on her bottom.
With Joe's assurance that he would square things afterward, the girl consented.
A girl under the age of fourteen (14) cannot consent to sexual intercourse under criminal law.