UK to consider changing age of consent after Brand case, Walliams claims
Verified: 6 outlets in 4 countries have reported this story since Nov 15, 1 of them from the United Kingdom.
It comes after one of Russell Brand’s accusers called for the law to be changed to make it a criminal offence for a man over 30 to have sex with a woman under the age of 18.
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
1 outlet from the United Kingdom, where the story is: The Guardian · how we count
- Nov 15, 12:14 AM UTCFirst reportGovernment faces calls to stagger age of consent after Russell Brand allegationsdissexpress.co.uk ↗
- Nov 15, 12:35 AM UTC+21 minUK government to consider changing age of consent after allegations against Russell Brandtheguardian.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 15, 12:35 AM UTC · +21 min
- Nov 15, 1:58 AM UTC+2 hU.K. to consider new age of consent law after Russell Brand accuser speaks outuk.news.yahoo.com ↗
- Severity rose to medium
- Nov 15, 8:27 AM UTC+8 hMinister says 'changing age of consent deserves proper consideration' after Brand allegationskmfm.co.uk ↗
- Nov 15, 5:42 PM UTC+17 hStaggered age of consent to be discussed after Brand allegations, minister saysnationnews.com ↗
- Nov 15, 7:05 PM UTC+19 h· you’re reading thisUK to consider changing age of consent after Brand case, Walliams claimssmh.com.au ↗
[Claude] Both other reports cover the same government response to calls for changing the age of consent following the Russell Brand allegations, with no conflicting facts.
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