2007-10-27 07:41:01 · 3 answers · asked by Dezzy 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
move to Utah they have the moral majority there and its OK to have sex with a 14 year old! [sarcasm]
2007-10-27 08:11:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. It would be statutory rape. The 17 year old is under the age of consent, which is 18.
2007-10-27 07:57:29 · answer #2 · answered by regerugged 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it appears in New York that 17 is the agent of consent.
§ 130.25 Rape in the third degree.
A person is guilty of rape in the third degree when:
1. He or she engages in sexual intercourse with another person who is
incapable of consent by reason of some factor other than being less than
seventeen years old;
2. Being twenty-one years old or more, he or she engages in sexual
intercourse with another person less than seventeen years old; or
3. He or she engages in sexual intercourse with another person without
such person's consent where such lack of consent is by reason of some
factor other than incapacity to consent.
Rape in the third degree is a class E felony.
2007-10-27 08:15:25 · answer #3 · answered by . 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋