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Originally posted by GeekyPenguin
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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The trouble is, the minor has no say in this. In Oklahoma, our age of consent is 16... So it's rarely a problem. Technically, under our statutes (this may just be an urban legend) you can be charged with statutory by just taking the girl's socks off.
It's kind of ridiculous. But how could a politician change it? They'd run the risk of being "pro-teen sex".
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