[onyx]

“consensual encounter”

Nope. At age 14, she can’t give legal consent and certainly NOT to a male of 18 years in age.

This particular lawyer is a scumbag.

[Sasparilla]

...consensual encounter”

Nope. At age 14, she can’t give legal consent and certainly NOT to a male of 18 years in age...

This state allows any female between 14 and 16 to consent to sexual activity to anyone (some exceptions) not more than 4 years older than her. Go figure.

[stylin19a]

Found this

In Maryland, persons aged between 14 and 16 may consent to sex as long as the other partner is not more than 4 years older.

http://www.legalmatch.com/law-library/article/maryland-age-of-consent-lawyers.html

Both men just happen to fall into the date range.
A couple of articles are claiming the males are in their twenties. I can't seem to find those articles now.