Criminal procedure — Defective charge — Conviction quashed and sentence set aside where essential elements not alleged or proved — proceedings and conviction flowing therefrom are nullified — Statutory rape (s.130(2)(e) Penal Code) — consent immaterial — proof of victim's age (under 18) is mandatory — Sufficiency of charge
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