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In the Philippines, it s legal to have sex with a 12-year-old Activists are trying to change that

In the Philippines, it s legal to have sex with a 12-year-old. Activists are trying to change that CNN 1 hr ago Antonette Acupinpin was 7 when the sexual abuse started. She had already endured years of beating and physical violence from her mother and stepfather, she said but then he took it a step further. He would put a long knife near her face during the abuse, and threaten to kill her mother and brother if she reported him, she said. Terrified and ashamed, she didn t tell anyone for a year and a half until a school teacher saw her with a black eye and notified the police.

Under Philippine law, 12-year-olds can consent to sex Activists are trying to change that

Antonette Acupinpin was 7 when the sexual abuse started. She had already endured years of beating and physical violence from her mother and stepfather, she said but then he took it a step further. He would put a long knife near her face during the abuse, and threaten to kill her mother and brother if she reported him, she said. Terrified and ashamed, she didn t tell anyone for a year and a half until a school teacher saw her with a black eye and notified the police. I felt hopeless, said Acupinpin, now 23. It felt like I had nowhere to go because it s my family who was hurting me. I didn t know anyone who could really help me.

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