2007-05-01 15:11:01 · 4 answers · asked by phillyboi6829 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
In Pennsylvania, a person 18 years and over can completely escape criminal liability for consensual sex only if their partner is also 18 or over.
The age of consent in Pennsylvania is officially 16 years of age, but effectively 18 years of age, due to the interplay of various criminal statutes. A person who is 4 or more years older than a consenting partner who is less than 16 years of age can be charged with the following felony sex offenses: Statutory sexual assault {§ 3122.1} (vaginal or anal intercourse), Aggravated indecent assault {§ 3125} (penetration of the vagina or anus), Involuntary deviate sexual intercourse {§ 3123} (oral sex). A person 18 years or over, who engages in consensual sex with a person between the ages of 16 and 18, can be charged with Corruption of minors {§ 6301}, which is a first degree misdemeanor.
There is no "4 year rule" for the charge of corruption of minors. Additionally, the offense of corruption of minors is nebulously defined, criminalizing any conduct committed by a person 18 years and upwards which tends to corrupt the morals of a person less than 18 years of age. Sex is generally considered to constitute an act which corrupts the morals of a minor.
The PA Code Title 18.
2007-05-01 15:15:29 · answer #1 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Having sexual intercourse with someone under 13 years old is rape and a first degree felony. Having sexual intercourse with someone under 16 years old when the other person is more than 4 years older and the two are not married, it is statutory rape and second degree felony. Engaging in "deviate sexual intercourse" (basically sodomy) with someone under 13 or someone under 16 when the other person is more than 4 years older and the two are not married is involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and a first degree felony. Engaging in penetration, however slight, with someone under 13 or someone under 16 when the other person is more than 4 years older and he two are not married is aggravated indecent assault and a second degree felony. Indecent contact with a 13 year old or younger or with a 16 year old when the other person is more than 4 years older and the two are not married it is indecent assault and a first degree misdemeanor (if the victim is under 13) or a second degree misdemeanor.
2007-05-01 22:28:41 · answer #2 · answered by James 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont do it
2007-05-01 22:18:48 · answer #3 · answered by Jon not John!!!! 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if you have to ask, dont do it
2007-05-01 22:14:02 · answer #4 · answered by kristy s 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋