<p>A 19-year-old man was arrested in Ireland after a 12-year-old girl had sex with him and allegedly became pregnant.<br /><br /></p>.<p> Though the man has been granted bail for now, inquiries and medical checks are being carried out in the case.<br /><br />If the girl carries to full-term, then she would become one of Britain's youngest mothers, reports the <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3263104/Belfast-girl-aged-TWELVE-pregnant-Teenager-19-facing-life-prison-rape-charge-youngster-one-Britain-s-youngest-mothers.html#ixzz3nxXuaosx">DailyMail. </a><br /><br />It is a criminal offense to engage in sex with a child under 13 years of age in Ireland. If the man is found guilty, he will be facing a charge of statutory rape.<br /><br />The number of teenage girls becoming pregnant in UK has been steadily decreasing in recent years.</p>
<p>A 19-year-old man was arrested in Ireland after a 12-year-old girl had sex with him and allegedly became pregnant.<br /><br /></p>.<p> Though the man has been granted bail for now, inquiries and medical checks are being carried out in the case.<br /><br />If the girl carries to full-term, then she would become one of Britain's youngest mothers, reports the <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3263104/Belfast-girl-aged-TWELVE-pregnant-Teenager-19-facing-life-prison-rape-charge-youngster-one-Britain-s-youngest-mothers.html#ixzz3nxXuaosx">DailyMail. </a><br /><br />It is a criminal offense to engage in sex with a child under 13 years of age in Ireland. If the man is found guilty, he will be facing a charge of statutory rape.<br /><br />The number of teenage girls becoming pregnant in UK has been steadily decreasing in recent years.</p>