Turkey says open to changes on child sex conviction bill

[WorldNews]

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The Turkish government said on Monday it was open to changes proposed by the opposition to a controversial bill that could overturn the convictions of thousands of male sex offenders, after a huge public backlash. "This (bill) does not in any way cover rape crimes... This is not forgiveness, it is only a legal amendment," Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said in televised comments after a cabinet meeting. Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag has said marriages involving minors were "unfortunately a reality" in Turkey but the men involved "were not rapists or sexual aggressors." He said the measure would affect some 3,000 families.

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