Is it illegal to date a 18 year old if you are a minor?

Question

Me and my friend live in ohio, I used to date her brother .He just turned 18. She is dating someone who is 18. I am 15, i turn 16 in april.She turns 17 in may. We have our parents consent, is there anyway the cops can do anything. Someone said that if you are 18 then you can date anyone over the age of 13. We recentlty just broke up with them, because we are scared, and we dont want to put them in jail.

Answer 1

READ BELOW. THIS IS THE LAW FOR OHIO

§ 2907.04. Unlawful sexual conduct with minor.

(A) No person who is eighteen years of age or older shall engage in sexual conduct with another, who is not the spouse of the offender, when the offender knows the other person is thirteen years of age or older but less than sixteen years of age, or the offender is reckless in that regard.

(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in divisions (B)(2), (3), and (4) of this section, unlawful sexual conduct with a minor is a felony of the fourth degree.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in division (B)(4) of this section, if the offender is less than four years older than the other person, unlawful sexual conduct with a minor is a misdemeanor of the first degree.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in division (B)(4) of this section, if the offender is ten or more years older than the other person, unlawful sexual conduct with a minor is a felony of the third degree.

(4) If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of section 2907.02, 2907.03, or 2907.04 of the Revised Code or a violation of former section 2907.12 of the Revised Code, unlawful sexual conduct with a minor is a felony of the second degree.

§ 2907.06. Sexual imposition.

(A) No person shall have sexual contact with another, not the spouse of the offender; cause another, not the spouse of the offender, to have sexual contact with the offender; or cause two or more other persons to have sexual contact when any of the following applies:

(1) The offender knows that the sexual contact is offensive to the other person, or one of the other persons, or is reckless in that regard.

(2) The offender knows that the other person's, or one of the other person's, ability to appraise the nature of or control the offender's or touching person's conduct is substantially impaired.

(3) The offender knows that the other person, or one of the other persons, submits because of being unaware of the sexual contact.

(4) The other person, or one of the other persons, is thirteen years of age or older but less than sixteen years of age, whether or not the offender knows the age of such person, and the offender is at least eighteen years of age and four or more years older than such other person.

(5) The offender is a mental health professional, the other person or one of the other persons is a mental health client or patient of the offender, and the offender induces the other person who is the client or patient to submit by falsely representing to the other person who is the client or patient that the sexual contact is necessary for mental health treatment purposes.

(B) No person shall be convicted of a violation of this section solely upon the victim's testimony unsupported by other evidence.

(C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of sexual imposition, a misdemeanor of the third degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of a violation of this section or of section 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.04, 2907.05, or 2907.12Å of the Revised Code, a violation of this section is a misdemeanor of the first degree.
§ 2907.07. Importuning.

(A) No person shall solicit a person who is less than thirteen years of age to engage in sexual activity with the offender, whether or not the offender knows the age of such person.

(B) No person shall solicit another, not the spouse of the offender, to engage in sexual conduct with the offender, when the offender is eighteen years of age or older and four or more years older than the other person, and the other person is thirteen years of age or older but less than sixteen years of age, whether or not the offender knows the age of the other person.

(C) No person shall solicit another by means of a telecommunications device, as defined in section 2913.01 of the Revised Code, to engage in sexual activity with the offender when the offender is eighteen years of age or older and either of the following applies:

(1) The other person is less than thirteen years of age, and the offender knows that the other person is less than thirteen years of age or is reckless in that regard.

(2) The other person is a law enforcement officer posing as a person who is less than thirteen years of age, and the offender believes that the other person is less than thirteen years of age or is reckless in that regard.

(D) No person shall solicit another by means of a telecommunications device, as defined in section 2913.01 of the Revised Code, to engage in sexual activity with the offender when the offender is eighteen years of age or older and either of the following applies:

(1) The other person is thirteen years of age or older but less than sixteen years of age, the offender knows that the other person is thirteen years of age or older but less than sixteen years of age or is reckless in that regard, and the offender is four or more years older than the other person.

(2) The other person is a law enforcement officer posing as a person who is thirteen years of age or older but less than sixteen years of age, the offender believes that the other person is thirteen years of age or older but less than sixteen years of age or is reckless in that regard, and the offender is four or more years older than the age the law enforcement officer assumes in posing as the person who is thirteen years of age or older but less than sixteen years of age.

(E) Divisions (C) and (D) of this section apply to any solicitation that is contained in a transmission via a telecommunications device that either originates in this state or is received in this state.

(F) Whoever violates this section is guilty of importuning. A violation of division (A) or (C) of this section is a felony of the fourth degree on a first offense and a felony of the third degree on each subsequent offense. A violation of division (B) or (D) of this section is a felony of the fifth degree on a first offense and a felony of the fourth degree on each subsequent offense.

Answer 2

It depends on what you mean by dating. Most laws that regulate relations with minors are concerned with sexual behavior. If by dating you mean having sex then there could well be laws that prohibit that. Each state has its own laws governing the age of consent and some states have laws that set different penalties depending on the age of the offender.

According to several lists that appear on the web the age of consent in Ohio is 16. There are no notes suggesting that there are no special rules for 18 year old men having relations with under age girls.

Normally, where one partner is underage, the law will let couples marry with their parents' consent but it does not give parents the same authority to approve premarital sex.

Answer 3

Depends on the state. Not sure about Ohio's laws in this matter. It is more of an issue for your boyfriend then it is for you. I mean if your parents suddenly take a dislike to your boyfriend, they can throw statutory rape or "unlawful sexual conduct with a minor"charges at him.

Worth the risk? I don't know. The cops aren't going to be kicking in your door becuase your date is 18.

I would be more concerned about dating a friend's brother. What if you have an ugly break up? Will you lose a friend, too?

Answer 4

It depends on your state law. In most states if one of the parties is a minor and the other is 18 or older but the age difference is less than 4 years then it is "legal".
If the parents of the minor consent to the two dating, then the authorities wont step in anyway. Its generally the parents of the minor who would press charges.

Answer 5

Im no expert on this, but from what i understand 16 is the legal age of consent in most of the country now. Thus 18 and 16...as long as the parents arent complaining........
Ah to hell with it. find someone your own age. In a couple years when both of you are over 18 hook up and have fun then.

Answer 6

You can date whoever you want. Depending on the age of consent in your state, however, it's technically illegal for you to have sex. No one will say anything though, because it's not unusual for girls 16-17 to date guys who are 18. If your parents, for some reason,decide they don't like this guy and you two are having sex, then they can take him to court and he can go to jail, usually for a few months and he becomes a registered sex offender.

Answer 7

If you are consenting, and your parents are ok with it, then who is going to report you to the cops? Although it may be technically illegal, the cops aren't going to wire tap you to find out who you're dating. When people get into trouble, it is because someone brings the situation to the police and files a complaint.

Answer 8

The age of consent concerning own relationships of minors is 14 +. even nonetheless, the state has a Statutory Sexual attack regulation that applies to all and sundry under sixteen that has consensual sexual family members with a individual (the two gender) 4 or greater years older. this could mean till you change 18, it incredibly is hands off! with the aid of fact inspite of your mothers and fathers approval you...or extremely he could nonetheless be considered breaking the regulation and ought to be arrested. to no longer point out...do you incredibly think of he'd choose for to take a 14-3 hundred and sixty 5 days old to his promenade? enable's say he is going off to college, do you unquestionably think of he's going to anticipate you whilst he has an abundance of criminal age women to pass out/sleep with? And whilst he turns 21 and could drink legally and pass out to bars, you will in simple terms be 17 which means, he is going out without you if he needs to pass clubbing. to no longer point out that he won't be able to take you out of the state! Frankly, i could ought to question your mothers and fathers judgment for permitting their new child (and you're a new child inspite of the actual shown fact which you get dealt with as in case you're older) to date a grown guy!

Answer 9

by law yes it is illeagal, if he does do anything to you against your concent it is considered rape...but i had a situation similar to that one. i was just turning 17 and my boyfriend was just turned 19. one day he picked me up from school for lunch and parked in a parking lot thinking we were going to get a nooner in hehe...in the process a car pulled up next to ours and a man came out and opened the door to our car. turns out he was a district detective for the schools. he called the cops and let them know what we where up to. we both got tickets for disordely conduct. they said they gave us a break by giving us a disordely, we where supposed to get indecent exposure tickets but they reduced it and changed the type. but anywho. since i was 17 and concented to what we wehre doing they didnt charge him for stagetory rape. now on the otherhand, if your parents wanted to do something about it, then it could be somehting different. cause when i got home from school that day, i had to tell my dad otherwise the detective was going to. the detective called and told my dad and my dad was interested in putting my boyfriend into jail for this, he hated the guy....but thats not the way it worked out. i dont think the law really cares about it, its just when it causes problems like teens getting prego w/an older guy and leaves them...abuse , rape adn other ****, kinda can save someones *** to know this info...you should look up the laws about it in ohio....k

Answer 10

I believe that your parents would have to press charges against the boys. I do not think the cops can just randomly arrest you for dating someone that is a minor. You said you have your parents consent-you should ask them to look into this for you. I bet if your high school has a liason officer, he/she would know.

Answer 11

Only parents can press charges and it varies by states but most states say that as long as the ages are within 4 years that it is not illegal.