Should an 18 year old be charged as a sex offender if they have consensual sex with 16 year old?
15 years old? 14 years old?
And no, this question isn't about me.
Probably. But probably not.
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No.
Even for a 14 year old? I think it's creepy. What is the lowest age limit for consent you would favor at?
shareI would put the age limit at 16. But even younger should be at the discretion of the Judge. I met some 15 year olds in my time who were well up for sex and some 18 year olds who weren't. It's not black and white is it ?
No and no.
shareThe question is ambiguous. You don't say what state or country they are in. Also, by asking 'should', it becomes unclear whether you are asking a moral or a legal question.
shareNo, for a 16 year old for sure. In my country 14-15 year olds have a close-in-age exemption of 5 years. So an 18 year old will still be legal.
shareSame here in Florida. We have “close in age” exemptions that allow 16 and 17 year olds to have consensual intercourse with a partner up to age 23. I believe below 16 you might start to get in a little trouble, depending on the situation.
When you realize that an 18 year old and a 15 year old could be contemporaries in high school (one a senior and the other a sophomore), it’s not hard to imagine that dating between those two could occur and lead to intimacy.
I would not go lower than that, however...
To answer the question... no, I do not think it should be a crime for an 18 and 16 year old to engage in consensual intercourse. Depending on birthdays, that could be a high school senior dating a high school junior, and no one would consider that creepy or unusual.
This is fair.
shareI don't think so. That's only a three year difference.
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