"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."
anyone wanna dumb that down?
2007-12-16 18:24:05 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
so if you're over 18...like 19...you can have sex with someone thats 16?
2007-12-16 18:54:35 · update #1
There is always,
contributing to the delinquency of a minor
2007-12-17 11:03:13 · answer #1 · answered by Kevin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You break that law if you are over 18, and have sex with someone that you know is 13, 14 or 15, unless they are your spouse.
The bit about "or the offender is reckless in that regard" basically means if the jury thinks that you 'ought to have known" she was under 16, even if she said she wasn't.
EDIT - The age of consent in Ohio is 16. If you're 16 you can have sex with a 60 year old if you want to.
Richard
2007-12-17 02:30:39 · answer #2 · answered by rickinnocal 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The ORC says that you are old enough to have sex at 14.5 years of age but the age of the person you are have sex with can be only a certain number of months older than you. But the person can still be charged with statutory rape by your parent or guardian. If is a little bit of doubly talk but is breaks down to wait until 16 so that your partner will not get in trouble. Also remember that a man in his 20's doesn't need a 16 year old, if he is normal he should have a 20 something year old to.
2007-12-17 06:25:04 · answer #3 · answered by C.O. 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Or the offender part is lost on me. But it basically says 16 is age of consent to me, although don't take my word heavily.
2007-12-17 02:30:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the dumbed down version is: If you gotta ask, then it is not consensual, it is rape in the eyes of the law.
2007-12-17 02:31:03 · answer #5 · answered by Barry C 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋