[LibertyRocks]

One more ping... :)

I did a quick google search for Statutory rape laws. The following link contains laws for all 50 states. It seems that in most states the age of consent is 16. Also, many of the laws do talk about age gaps - like if one is 4 years older, and harsher laws depending on the age of the person who was raped as well...

Anyway, here is the link:
Statutory Rape Laws by State
http://www.cga.ct.gov/2003/olrdata/jud/rpt/2003-R-0376.htm

[VOA]

I did a quick google search for Statutory rape laws.

Now that I have a few years on me...
I'm sort of shocked that in high school, there wasn't more class
discussion about THE LAW and consequences of statutory rape.

But then I went to school "back in the day" in flyover country.
And I suspect a fair number of cases of potential statutory
rape were averted because...
some guys actually went to church as boys and had the brake of
some "higher law".
Or just had common sense to steer clear of underage girls after
they moved on from high school.

Still, I'm shocked this was not a topic of discussion in the
few hours our schools spent of items like drunk driving
and a bit of sex-ed.

[Jane Austen]

Thanks!