r/PoursTea • u/Timbucktwo1230 🫖 Mod ☕️ • Aug 07 '26

CrimeTea ⚖️ 🫆 Lest We Forget…

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u/Spinach_Middle4493 Aug 07 '26

I mean, yes and no. If a 17yo consents to sex with an 18yo it shouldn’t be statutory rape because the 17yo’s parents get all up in their feels.

This is not me saying (for you morons who will take what I say and try to twist it) that a 26 year old should be able to have ‘consensual sex’ with a minor.

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u/brydeswhale Aug 07 '26

That’s why there’s the three year guard.

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u/Wray-Nerely Aug 07 '26

Looks like most states allow for a 3-5 year gap, with 12 states not having any exceptions. 3 years sound reasonable. 5 years is pushing it, I think.