Age of consent to be raised after recent high profile cases of older men preying on 16 year old girls

www.bbc.co.uk/

So now it is being suggested that the age of consent could be raised to 18. Tbh 16 and 17 year olds are considered children in most other situations except having sex so I suppose it makes sense. Of course it is in the aftermath of the Brand case where a 16 year old girl was preyed upon by him and now it has been alleged that Walliams may have also had sexual encounters with a younger teen not yet 18.
I don’t suppose it will prevent all older men from preying upon 16/17 year olds, they will just insist they didn’t know the victim’s age, but it will mean they can be held legally accountable for underage sex.
Of course young teens will continue to have sex with each other, but I see this as being aimed at older predators.
What do others think??