Teacher Accused of Statutory Rape and Other Offenses

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Originally Posted by knight_shadow

I read an article a while back that makes me think twice about the bold.

An 18 year old senior had sex with his ~16 year old girlfriend and was arrested. Do I think this person should have the same punishment as a 42 year old having sex with a 15 year old? Nope.

ETA: Found it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Dixon
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/...in594110.shtml

In Pennsylvania the law is 18, or within 4 years. This would mean if a 16 year old, for example, has a boyfriend who is 19, and is sexually active with him, he is not considered to be committing a crime. I think it makes more sense this way, although the combination of 14 and 18 seems a bit concerning- a 14 year old is basically still a child. But if some kid is 17 and her boyfriend is 19, that's not much of a stretch and isn't really the same as a 17 year old who has a 35 year old boyfriend.