Canberra man who 'wrongly' believed underage sex was consensual avoids jail

By Megan Gorrey
Updated April 24 2018 - 9:24pm, first published September 19 2017 - 9:43am

A Canberra man who admitted sex offences against a 14-year-old girl he met at a fast food restaurant has avoided time behind bars as a judge took aim at his "wrong" belief the acts had been consensual.

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