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<blockquote data-quote="Mikey" data-source="post: 38402" data-attributes="member: 3579"><p><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: momof4insc</div><div class="ubbcode-body">In SC 16 is that grey area. If its consensual, then its ok, but if not then statutory rape. To me, age shouldnt make a difference once both parties are older than 20. I dont think that a 20 year old should date a 16 year old, etc, etc </div></div></p><p></p><p>It's the whole "Romeo and Juliet" thing. In a state where I previously lived, the law was called "16+2". 17 was the age of consent, but also when it became illegal to have sex with anyone under that age with the following execption: if you were 17, and they were within 2 years of your age, and the sex was consentual, the DA had the option of dropping the charge to a misdemeanor or not filing charges at all.</p><p></p><p>If you were 19 or over, and they were under 17, game over.</p><p></p><p>And I agree with you. Consentual or not, I wouldn't want my 17yo daughter "associating" with a much older man, regardless of whether it was legal or not. As I'm finding out with my difficult child son, though, what I want doesn't always count for much. I can only hope that my daughter keeps the clear head and good heart she has now when she reaches that age.</p><p></p><p>Mikey</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mikey, post: 38402, member: 3579"] <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: momof4insc</div><div class="ubbcode-body">In SC 16 is that grey area. If its consensual, then its ok, but if not then statutory rape. To me, age shouldnt make a difference once both parties are older than 20. I dont think that a 20 year old should date a 16 year old, etc, etc </div></div> It's the whole "Romeo and Juliet" thing. In a state where I previously lived, the law was called "16+2". 17 was the age of consent, but also when it became illegal to have sex with anyone under that age with the following execption: if you were 17, and they were within 2 years of your age, and the sex was consentual, the DA had the option of dropping the charge to a misdemeanor or not filing charges at all. If you were 19 or over, and they were under 17, game over. And I agree with you. Consentual or not, I wouldn't want my 17yo daughter "associating" with a much older man, regardless of whether it was legal or not. As I'm finding out with my difficult child son, though, what I want doesn't always count for much. I can only hope that my daughter keeps the clear head and good heart she has now when she reaches that age. Mikey [/QUOTE]
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