What is the age of concent?  Is it legal to have sexual intercourse with someone under 18 in some states?
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here is the list of age of consent around the world and all the stats http://www.avert.org/aofconsent.htm\nit also indicates the age of consent for homosexuals and lesbiannes. if it is written illigal then just do it in secret if the police don't know it, this chart means chit.
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No....why can't he get a girl his own age? You can legally be tried as an adult at the age of 17....just to let you know! But for it to be against the law you have to be having sex with this chic...
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http://moraloutrage.net/staticpages/index.php?page=Georgia\n\nIt looks legal to me. \n\n16-6-3. \n(a) A person commits the offense of statutory rape when he or she engages in sexual intercourse with any person under the age of 16 years and not his or her spouse, provided that no conviction shall be had for this offense on the unsupported testimony of the victim. \n(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this Code section, a person convicted of the offense of statutory rape shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than 20 years; provided, however, that if the person so convicted is 21 years of age or older, such person shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than ten nor more than 20 years; Any person convicted under this subsection of the offense of statutory rape shall, in addition, be subject to the sentencing and punishment provisions of Code Section 17-10-6.2. (c) If the victim is at least 14 but less than 16 years of age and the person convicted of statutory rape is 18 years of age or younger and is no more than three years older than the victim, such person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.\n\nThis is the Georgia code.
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The age of consent in CA is 18.  There do not appear to be any exceptions to this.  So a 16 yr old with an 18 yr old (genger doesn't matter!) can result in a conviction for statutory rape.  \n\nThink:  Long prison sentence (probably as someone's "girlfriend") , lifetime child sex offender registration, lifetime felony record, loss of voting rights, loss of gun rights, etc.\n\nAnything worth having is worth waiting for.  2 years is NOT a lifetime!
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Whoa, cowboy...just a point of order here, to keep someone out of trouble.  The whole "over 16" thing may be true in some states, but nobody here should think it applies in California.\n\nBecause it ain't so.\n\nIn California, you must be 18 and older to legally have sex.  Does not matter who consents to what.  End of story.\n\nMy apologies to the asker...this is not an answer to the original question and I probably should be made to forfeit two points just for doing it.\n\nOkay, let's look at the question:\n\nHmph.  Does not say what I thought it did.  In court, this question would be responded to with this; "Objection.  Assumes facts not in evidence."\n\nIn other words, the asker of this question is stating as fact that a man who sleeps with another man's wife (with her consent) can be charged (with what we do not know, but we'll assume a crime).  Therein lies the "fact" which is not in evidence yet.\n\nIn California, it never will be.  Two consenting adults can do doggone near anything they want to in California...the more I think of it, when it comes to sex they *can* do anything they want, as long as both (all?) agree.  \n\nSo the question, at least in my state, is flawed.  It states that a man can be charged for humping someone else's wife and that isn't true.  Therefore, a woman wouldn't be charged with humping someone's husband for the same reason...it's legal in this state.\n\nEven further, now that I think about it:\n\nIf we're talking about legally married spouses, then it's probable that someone could legally have sex at an age less than 18 in this state.  You can't legally marry until you are 18 OR with...umm...something... parental permission or emancipation, I think.  If you're emancipated, you can have sex as far as I know.  Not sure about the parental permission for marriage equalling the right to hump.\n\nBizarre question.\n\nEven more bizzare answer.
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Actually yes, once you turn 18 he is a minor and you could be charged with statutory rape, in any state.\nReverse the sexes, it applies both ways.
1184684
Somebody 16 or over having sex with somebody 15 or younger.
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In many states they DO separate out the kinds of sex offenses to deal with the issue you are raising. They also have age ranges so that a 16 year old having sex with a 17 isn't treated the same way as a 15 year old having sex with a 40 year old.\n\nPlus, if the girl admits to lying and it seems plausible, charges can be dropped. \n\nWhen lists of offenders are available, some states only give names and information for level 3 offenders---scary guys likely to re-commit and most likely child molesters. \n\nGuys who slept with a girl a little too young are not always identified directly. If you look at a database on line it might just say there are 3 types of this kind of offender in a certain town and not list their names.\n \nThis is a tough situation as there are many girls out there who look older than they are and they lie about their age. There should be a punishment for a girl who (knowing she is a few months or a year shy of consent) lies---maybe criminal solicitation???
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In CA, its illegal. My friend is 18 dating a 14 year old. They had sex. It was illegal.
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it really depends on the state they live in.  \nA common misconception about statutory rape is that there is a single age at which an individual can legally consent to sexual activity. In fact, only 12 states have a single age of consent; in these states, this age ranges from 16 to 18 years old. In the remaining states, the age of consent depends on one or more of the following factors: age differences between the partners, the age of the victim, and the age of the defendant. \nSome states have a single age of consent. In those states, a male or female under age 18 cannot consent to sex, regardless of the age of the other party. Thus, sexual relations between two 17-year-olds would be illegal, as would relations between a 17-year-old and a 25-year-old. \nYou need to check your local laws to see if the relationship is legal.  These laws are easily available online.  Just google "statutory rape" and the name of your state.
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That all depends on where it occured and exactly what occured. Some places have different crimes for "lewd acts" versus vaginal intercourse, and each state has different laws for all of the various statutory rape scenarios that are possible.\n\nEdit: For instance, California law requires a sentence of not more than one year for having someone more than 3 years older having sex with a minor.
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It depends on the state.  But in most states it would be legal.  In California and a couple of other states, the age of consent is 18, in New York it is 17, but in most it is 16.\n\nYou can find charts of the age of consent all over the nternet -- just be sure it is up to date, and supported by statute before you rely on it.  Wikipedia has a good summary: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_consent\nAlso -- be aware that there are different ages depending on what you are consenting to --  the marriage laws referred to in other answers are different things.
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If by "being with" you mean a sexual relationship:\n\nThe age of consent in Texas is 17.   \n\nPenal Code Sec. 21.11.:  Indecency With a Child.\n\n(a) A person commits an offense if, with a child younger than 17 years and not his spouse, whether the child is of the same or opposite sex, he:\n\n (1) engages in sexual contact with the child;\n\n\nb) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the actor:\n\n   (1) was not more than three years older than the victim and of the opposite sex; and\n\n   (2) did not use duress, force, or a threat against the victim at the time of the offense.\n\nSo...if she were 16 and you were 19, it would be legal, but if you were 20, it would not.  If you are both 17 or older, it is legal.
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Go to this website:\n\n\nhttp://www.ageofconsent.com\n\nAnd ignore all the answers you are about to get that say the age of consent in the US is 18.  These laws are handled by state law, not federal law.
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This would be referred to as "statutory rape". Depending on the laws of the particular state, it may not even be that. Each U.S. state sets its own age of consent, and statutory rape laws differ. In some states, the situation you describe might not be rape.\n\nThe laws of the various states are described at http://www.cga.ct.gov/2003/olrdata/jud/rpt/2003-R-0376.htm
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i belive in Any state if she is a minor regardless of consent he can be charged.  I'm not sure of what the age for minor in utah is for sure---but fair thing to say your friend is in some serious trouble.\n\nalso check out this website\nhttp://www.mincava.umn.edu/documents/stateleg/stateleg.html
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In the US, if you are underage--even if you "want it"--it is considered rape if an older person makes love to you.  For example, let's say you are 15.  If your partner is 18 or over 18 and he/she makes love to you--even if you both wanted to do it--he/she could go be charged with statutory rape because you are a minor and he (or she) is not.\n\nA friend of mine in Texas was 18 or 19 when he got a 15-year-old pregnant.  They were dating when she got pregnant.  And her parents loved him...up until the time she got pregnant.  They took him to court; to make a long story short, the judge ruled in this manner:  He gave my friend a choice:  either go to prison for the statutory rape, or marry the girl.  My friend decided to marry the girl, but the marriage didn't last long.  They couldn't get along; he wasn't happy living with the girl's parents; the parents didn't like him anymore; he couldn't get a good job to support the girl or the baby...etc., etc., so they wound up separating.  I lost contact with him, so I don't know what happened to the baby.  I'm sure the girl and/or her parents decided to raise it.\n\nThis is a perfectly legitimate question, so whoever said this is a stupid question, try to be more open.  Obviously if you are a minor, there are many things you want to know before you do them; we should try to help rather than blow these questions off.  It could be your child asking you this question some day.\n\nSo the bottom line is, if you are underage and you are thinking of having sex with your adult partner, don't do it.  Wait until you are at least 18.  Even if you and your partner are both 14 or 15 or 16 or 17, or any age below 18--wait until you guys are at least 18.  You don't want to wind up being 15 with a baby living with your parents.