26(1)It is not a defence to a charge arising out of a violation or failure to comply with subsection 13(2), section 15, subsection 17(4) or section 25 that the accused believed that a person was 19 years of age or older, unless the accused took reasonable steps to ascertain the person’s age.

26(2)No person shall be convicted of an offence under subsection 22.1(2) if they exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of the offence.