NEVER mind that they know little about the birds and the bees,
teenage girls here are still going ahead with the deed - and in
larger numbers as well.
The latest police figures show that 310 girls below the age of
16 were caught engaging in underage consensual sex last year -
nearly 45per cent more than the year before.
Put against the number from five years ago - 163 - the jump is
even starker.
Most of the time, their parents or teachers report them to the
police; police officers on patrol have also caught them in the
act.
The police say that most of the time, these girls are with men
known to them, usually their boyfriends or friends.
Read the full story in The Straits Times
today.
