11-yr-old Boy Fathers Child With 36-yr-old Mother Of His School Friend

An 11-year-old New Zealand boy was reported on Saturday to have
fathered a child with the 36-year-old mother of a school friend,
raising questions on why women cannot be charged with r*pe in the
country.
Counsellors working in the area of child s*xual abuse saidthe case
highlighted a lack of attention to women as potential offenders,
according to the New Zealand Herald, which reported the story.
The case has also prompted an examination of the law, under which the
crime of r*peapplies only to men.
Justice Minister Judith Collins said she would investigate, the paper reported.
"This case raises an important point. I will seek advice from
officials on whether or not a law change is required," Collins said.
The woman and boy, whose names were not released, live in the main
North Island district of Auckland.
The boy's school principal toldthe New Zealand Herald that he was
shocked when the child told him what was happening. "You won't be very
happy with me," he recalled the boy saying late last year. He said he
had beenhaving s*x with his friend's mother "and it needs to stop".
The organisation, Male Survivors of S*xual Abuse, saidif the case is
proved, then the woman should be held accountable.
Under New Zealand law, the crime of r*pe applies only to men and
carries a maximum jail sentence of 20 years.
Women who force a male to sleep with them face a chargeof s*xual
violation which carries a maximum 14-year sentence.
According to the newspaper, government welfare officials — who took
the baby into care about two months ago —confirmed they were dealing
with a case at the boy's schooland that it was before the courts, but
refused to comment further. The police also refused to comment.
The Herald reported that the young father, who has now turned 12, was
also understood to have been taken into care.