Thesis On Paedophile Relationships Puts University in Middle of Controversy

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A SCOTTISH university was last night embroiled in a new row over a student whose thesis challenges the law on sex abuse after he was awarded a PhD.

Richard Yuill, who received his doctorate in sociology from Glasgow University at a graduation ceremony yesterday, said his research into relationships between adults and children under 16 countered the "dominant view" that they were unacceptable, and raised questions about the legal age of consent. He said those interviewed had had both positive and negative experiences.

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Thesis On Paedophile Relationships Puts University in Middle of Controversy

But there is concern among child abuse and protection experts that his fi...

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