The boy appeared before the courts on Friday (Picture Google Street View)

A teenage boy is facing rape charges after he had sex with a girl despite it being consensual.

Both he and the girl were 16 when they had sex and now a judge has raised ‘serious concerns’ for the boy.

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The case has come before the courts in County Kildare in the Republic of Ireland where the age of consent for males and females is 17. Boys under that age can be prosecuted for statutory rape, but females cannot.

The teenagers met in Dublin at a social event before the had sex.


She told her parents about the encounter with the boy, who is in state care, and they filed a complaint with the gardai and pressed charges, according to the Journal.



Judge Zaidan told the court: ‘Someone has to guide him and be firm, someone has to give him love. His parents have let him down.’

He added: ‘he is easily taken advantage of and needs the protection of the state.’

He was bailed to appear before the court at a later date.