A lawyer known for making controversial statements and for acting in damages claims against online commentators has been struck off the list of the main professional association governing lawyers' activities in Estonia.
0 >The super-ministry building in Tallinn, home of the finance ministry and several others. Source: Siim Lõvi /ERR
The Ministry of Justice has received input from various institutions and organizations on increasing the age of consent in Estonia from the current 14, to 16, as is the case in many European countries. Additionally, some organizations and interest groups also support a maximum age gap of three years, others call for five, while the Prosecutor s Office supports a 10-year age difference, between two partners.
The recommendations follow several high-profile sex abuse cases involving minors under the law (i.e. younger than 18) who are or were at the time of the offenses 14 or over, i.e. above the age of consent, as opposed to cases of outright pedophilia, in a legal sense.
A police investigation has been opened into allegations of sexual abuse by a football coach at top-flight team Nõmme Kalju FC. Two more victims have reportedly since come forward, following the allegations first made public late last week, by former women s player Mia Belle Trisna, against Nõmme Kalju coach Fredo Getúlio Aurelio.
The Estonian Football League (EJL) referred the matter to the prosecutor s office and the Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) Monday, ERR s sports portal reports. The league had initially planned ot conduct its own investigation, but since the allegations concern a potential crime, opted to hand it over.
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