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To: cyborg
When I was in high school in California some 40 years ago, the saying went 15 will get you 20, which reminded us all that sleeping with a girl under 16 or a guy under 18 (by a girl over 18) was statutory rape, then punishable by up to 20 years in San Quentin.

Penalties like this have always been out there and seldom are enforced. In my day, they were mostly used if the girl's father was prominent and the boy was from the wrong side of town, as it were. Although, I do remember a case where a girl with a bad reputation seduced and (some said on purpose) became pregant by, a younger boy from wealthy and prominent family. She was an 18 year old senior and he was a 15 year old sophomore when it happened. She was arrested and, until an accomodation was reached in which she went to a home for unwed mothers and gave the child up for adoption, there was pretty serious talk about prosecuting her for statutory rape.

28 posted on 03/01/2004 1:52:50 PM PST by CatoRenasci (Ceterum Censeo [Gallia][Germania][Arabia] Esse Delendam --- Select One or More as needed)
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To: CatoRenasci
I see what you're saying. I think it's unfortunate, but as the saying goes, actions have consequences. Somehow I don't think teens in high school are aware of this law in these sexualized times.
29 posted on 03/01/2004 1:56:40 PM PST by cyborg
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