<Li> Article 192 prohibits both procuring a Juvenile for sexual acts and enabling the performance of sexual acts with a juvenile . This could effectively make the age of consent at 18 . </Li> <Li> Article 71 defines "Child" as a person under 14, while article 72 defines "Juvenile" as a person under 18 . </Li> <P> The age of consent in Malta is 16 . Sexual activity - typically by people over 16 - with people between 12 and 16 can be considered defilement of minors by lewd acts or corruption of a minor, which, at the discretion of prosecutors and the courts, depending on the circumstances, may result in a conviction . </P> <P> Art 201 of Chapter 9 of the Laws of Malta (Presumption of violence in cases of carnal knowledge and indecent assault) states: </P>

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