2006-07-19 19:14:35 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Pedofile
2006-07-19 19:17:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It depends. Some states have laws that allow for the child to be legally consenting at 16 and even 15. Some go as high as 21. In most states, if the older person is over three years older than the younger party AND over 18, then that person can go to jail for statuatory rape. Statuatory is a longer version of the word statute. Statute means limit.
2006-07-20 02:21:47 · answer #2 · answered by jnabors6 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the younger people are over 18 years old, then it's called Sex. If the younger people are under 18, and the older people are over 18, it's called statutory rape.
2006-07-20 02:16:54 · answer #3 · answered by brand_new_monkey 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are over 16 in Ohio, you are considered over the age of consent. If the person is over 18 and the other is 15 or under, it is statutory rape. But if the (victim) is 16 or older and agreed to have sex and didn't try to stop it, there is no law. Age may vary from state to state.
2006-07-20 02:23:30 · answer #4 · answered by wondering 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the younger sex partner is below the statutory age (usually 18), then it's statutory rape, a strict liability crime.
However, if the partner is over that statutory age, then it's called exercising your constitutional right to privacy, and anyone who doesn't like it is likewise free to mind their own business.
2006-07-20 02:19:08 · answer #5 · answered by Mr.Samsa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's called statutory rape if the younger person is under 17.
2006-07-20 02:18:17 · answer #6 · answered by GoingNoWhereFast 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how old is the adult 18 the child is15 that is a child molester
19 the child is 16 that is a child molester
20 the child is 17 that is a child molester
after that the child is grown at 18
2006-07-20 02:21:01 · answer #7 · answered by gemini2 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the person is under 18 it is called statutory rape.
2006-07-20 02:16:48 · answer #8 · answered by scottie2h2004 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if the younger person is a minor it's called statoury rape, even if the person is willing, if the "younger" person isn't a minor it's considered lucky
2006-07-20 02:18:47 · answer #9 · answered by purgatory_princess2006 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The "Michael Jackson" statute.
2006-07-20 02:16:12 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋