Illegal yes, but in California, it would be rare for the DA to press charges.
If 14 or under, yes the DA would throw the book at the adult. At 09:34 AM 5/28/2002 -0800, you wrote: >You are correct Jacob, that makes no sense. If I am a 16 year old girl and >my BF is 17 and we have sex its legal but as soon as he turns 18 its now >illegal. > >http://www.loveandlearn.com/questions5/statrape/part2.htm > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Jacob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 9:12 AM >Subject: Re: Librals Suck ~ lol > > > > Does not make sense... > > > > In California, it is illegal to have sex with someone under the age of > > 18. Statutory rape. So, an 18 year old male having sex with an 17 year > > old female could be charged with rape (not likely to happen in California > > though). Reason, because someone under the age of 18 unable to make that > > kind of decision for himself or herself. > > > > But, someone 14 years old can be tried as an adult for murder, robbery, or > > other serious crimes. Reason, should know right from wrong. > > > > At 08:22 AM 5/28/2002 -0800, you wrote: > > >----- > > > > > > > > Hmmm, how old where you and your girlfriend when ....? Both over 18? > > > > Even if it was consensual, I presume it was :), was it legal? > > > > > > > > > >Most states in the US have a consensual age of 16. This means that an >adult > > >can't have sex with anyone under this age legally. It does NOT mean that >two > > >14 year olds doing it is illegal. > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
