Breaking Down Sexual Offences
This week I will be breaking down section 33 of the Sexual Offences Act, Cap 8:03, Laws of Guyana (the SOA), which creates the offence of committing an offence with intent to commit a sexual offence.
In many cases, perpetrators only engage in conduct which constitutes a sexual offence, and, therefore, they are charged and tried for the specific criminal offence or offences.
It is common, however, for perpetrators to commit additional offences before or during the sexual offence to enable them to commit the sexual offence. The above stated sexual laws recognise and criminalise such conduct in addition to the sexual offence to ensure offenders are punished as severely as possible.