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Originally posted by AXJules
See, but then this goes back to the definition of statutory rape. If you're a 19 year old guy with a 16 year old girlfriend and her dad finds out and turns you in, you're a lifetime branded statutory rapist. But if you're a 20 year old who used power or other influence to have sex with like, a 14 year old (even a 17 y.o., it doesn't really matter), you're still a statutory rapist.
Isn't one a little different than the other??
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It is, but there's really no way to differentiate. Where do we draw the age difference? 2 years? 3 years? It's hard because of ages of consent also, which currently ranges from 14-18 across the US. While I don't think anyone disputes a 18 year old and a 17 year old are okay, it's hard to draw the line. Personally I think they should pull the younger party (male or female) aside and ask them if they really did consent.
This is just a touchy issue with me because my boyfriend from sophomore of high school and my boyfriend from senior year of high school were technically statutory rapists according to the Wisconsin statutes, even though I definitely knew what I was doing...
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