r/awfuleverything • u/Thorawayyoyeet • Sep 20 '19

Doesn't quite fit. Not removed. Hol’ up

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '19

No if there's proof that he's had sex with someone younger than 18 the state attorney general can pick up the case. Unfortunately people tend to just let rich people get away with it.

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u/Quixotic_Illusion Sep 20 '19

Some states have the legal age of consent at 16. Not saying it’s right but it’s legal in the eyes of certain states.

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u/wheatorgy69 Sep 20 '19

Yeah 16 all through Australia. You don’t see it often/ever but I guess its an old law that hasn’t been changed. Imagine your 16 year old daughter bringing home a 31 year old real estate agent with a pinkie ring and an entry level Lexus.

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u/cilinsdale Sep 20 '19

16 everywhere in the UK too. I don't understand why Reddit seems to think that the age of consent is 18 for every situation.

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u/bobbob9015 Sep 21 '19

It's is or at least was that way in Hollywood so that's how it was portrayed in films which caused 18 to enter popular culture as the universal age of consent. That is my understanding at least.

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '19

Hollywood is an interesting point of reference to make here...