Original post by Mr Rape is involuntary to one person Follow 11 If no sexual activity is involved then it's fine.
Follow 12 Original post by karmacrunch Read up on what statutory rape is before you argue with me Jan. Follow 13 Follow 14 Also, a bit weird. But, since it's legal, do as you wish.
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Follow 15 I know what it is However if the girl wants to do it, it technically isn't rape. I put it in bold for you. Follow 16 Follow 17 Follow 18 Original post by danconway 15 year olds can't consent- they are not capable of giving legally recognised consent - it's rape. Follow 19 As long as the two people are not immature and can understand each other, then it seems reasonable.
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In the United States, the age of consent is the minimum age at which an individual is considered legally old enough to consent to participation in sexual activity. Individuals aged 17 or younger in California are not legally able to consent to sexual activity, and such activity may result in prosecution for statutory rape.
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California statutory rape law is violated when a person has consensual sexual intercourse with an individual under age 18 who is not their spouse. Punishments vary depending on the respective ages of both victim and offender. Separate crimes exist for sodomy with minors and sexual intercourse between a child under age 14 who's attacker was at least seven years older.
California does not have a close-in-age exemption. Close in age exemptions , commonly known as "Romeo and Juliet laws", are put in place to prevent the prosecution of individuals who engage in consensual sexual activity when both participants are significantly close in age to each other, and one or both partners are below the age of consent. Because there is no such "Romeo and Juliet law" in California, it is possible for two individuals both under the age of 18 who willingly engage in intercourse to both be prosecuted for statutory rape , although this is rare.
Similarly, no protections are reserved for sexual relations in which one participant is a 17 year old and the second is a 18 or 19 year old. The Age of Consent ranges state-by-state from 16 to 18 years old across the United States.
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Click the map to view any state's age of consent laws. The age of consent in California is based on the following statutes from the California criminal code:. California has seven statutory sexual abuse charges on the books which are used to prosecute age of consent and child abuse related crimes within the state.