{"id":1457887,"date":"2022-04-29T10:14:35","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T14:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1457887"},"modified":"2022-04-29T10:14:39","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T14:14:39","slug":"fact-check-did-finlands-supreme-court-rule-that-sex-with-children-is-permitted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-finlands-supreme-court-rule-that-sex-with-children-is-permitted\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did Finland\u2019s Supreme Court Rule That Sex With Children Is \u2018Permitted\u2019?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-did-finlands-supreme-court-rule-that-sex-with-children-is-permitted%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1457887&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p><span>A post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CcgCEYfpqoE\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;ig_rid=c6943f13-70eb-475e-83af-d852e9a54d51\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on <\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CcgCEYfpqoE\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;ig_rid=c6943f13-70eb-475e-83af-d852e9a54d51\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>Instagram<\/span><\/a><span> claims Finland\u2019s Supreme Court ruled that sex with children is \u201cpermitted.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CcgCEYfpqoE\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"><\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There is no evidence Finland\u2019s Supreme Court established such a precedent. A spokesperson for the court denied the claim.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Instagram post shows a screenshot of what appears to be a news article with a headline that reads, \u201cFinnish Court Rules Sex With Children Is \u2018Permitted.&#8217;\u201d Text in the article goes on to claim that Finland\u2019s Supreme Court has \u201cruled that sex with children as young as 10 is not \u2018rape\u2019 if you come from a culture where sexual relations between adults and kids is \u2018normal.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust keep turning a blind eye\u2026It\u2019s what \u2018THEY\u2019 want!\u201d the post caption reads. <span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/04\/25\/fact-check-finland-sweden-nato-membership-application\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Have Finland And Sweden Applied For Nato Membership?)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There is no evidence that Finland\u2019s Supreme Court has established such a precedent. There are no credible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=finnish+court+rules+10-year-old&#038;sxsrf=APq-WBtNH6kMM0QHNoy3AIDF719YupiwVQ%3A1651073919231&#038;ei=f2NpYsLbDbekptQPyqeJ4AI&#038;ved=0ahUKEwiCl9DTybT3AhU3kokEHcpTAiwQ4dUDCA4&#038;uact=5&#038;oq=finnish+court+rules+&#038;gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAMyBQgAEIAEMgYIABAWEB4yBggAEBYQHjIFCAAQhgMyBQgAEIYDMgUIABCGAzIFCAAQhgMyBQgAEIYDOgcIABBHELADOgQIABBDSgQIQRgASgQIRhgAUNsEWNQPYPAYaAFwAXgAgAGeB4gB6BGSAQsxLjEuMi4yLjYtMZgBAKABAcgBCMABAQ&#038;sclient=gws-wiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">news reports<\/a> suggesting such a case has been considered by the country\u2019s top court. <span>Those in the country who have sex with a child 15 or younger can be prosecuted for statutory rape, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ageofconsent.net\/world\/finland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AgeOfConsent.net<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe claim is absolutely not true,\u201d said a spokesperson for the court in an email to Check Your Fact. \u201cAccording to Finnish law sex with a child is a criminal offence. None of the judgements of the Supreme Court would permit it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span>A keyword search revealed the article visible in the post was first shared in 2018 by the website <a href=\"https:\/\/newspunch.com\/finnish-court-sex-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">News Punch<\/a>. The site, formerly known as YourNewsWire, changed its domain name in 2018 in an attempt to escape Facebook\u2019s fact-checking program and boost revenue, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.poynter.org\/fact-checking\/2019\/want-to-get-away-with-posting-fake-news-on-facebook-just-change-your-website-domain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Poynter<\/a> reports.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The News Punch article refers to a real 2018 Supreme Court case in which a 23-year-old was charged with sexual assault against a 10-year-old, according to Finnish news outlet <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/yle.fi\/news\/3-10188676\"><span>Yle News<\/span><\/a><span>. The court denied an appeal by the prosecution to upgrade the charges to rape due to a lack of evidence to suggest the child was incapacitated or overcome by fear, the outlet reported. The ruling sparked a backlash that resulted in Finland later strengthening its laws around child sex crimes, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/europe\/finland-rape-law-consent-child-sex-abuse-antti-hakkanen-a8733146.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Independent<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A post shared on Instagram claims Finland\u2019s Supreme Court ruled that sex with children is \u201cpermitted.\u201d\u00a0 Verdict: False There is no evidence Finland\u2019s Supreme Court established such a precedent. 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