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By Lisa James Strict liability What is strict liability? It is offences that do not require proof of the mens rea for at least on the element of the actus reus. This means that a defendant can be found guilty if he does the act required for a crime- the actus reus, even though they do may not have had the intention to do the crime- the mens rea. In most circumstances there must be some intention to do part of the actus reus. In R v Prince 1875 the defendant was charged with an offence of taking an unmarried girl under the age of sixteen out of possession of her father. Although he knew the girl was in custody of her father he believed on 'reasonable grounds' that the girl was eighteen years old. The girl was in fact fifteen. He was found guilty of the offence as it was held that...

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