Posted on 04/21/2012 7:40:31 AM PDT by InvisibleChurch
Which US sex laws? They vary by state.
yoe,
I can’t get the names. I went into my “History” and pulled up a couple of threads, but because they were pulled, I can’t get any info. Only this;
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2874104/posts
Well, it used to be 12 in some Southern states, IIRC. That was how Jerry Lee Lewis married his 13 yr old bride.It was generally 15 in Spanish speaking countries, which is the origin of the quinceanera, the 15th birthday party, which meant you were officially marriageble, somewhat like the 16 yr old’s “coming out” party in US high society. A low age of consent wasn’t that uncommon, either here or in Latin America, but it was for the purposes of marriage and not prostitution.
Prostitution is legal in a number of Latin American countries, although not like the Dutch, who practically have state-run cathouses.
Still, this story makes no sense. As I said in another post, it changes: first there were “some” prostitutes hired by “some” SS personnel, then there were 22 prostitutes (one per guy) and now it says “at least one” SS member hired a prostitute?
Also, the SS people have gone from being the advance detail to being the dog handlers and other low level SS employees to being the people actually assigned to protection detail...to now being WH staffers?
Who knows? ...maybe “underage girls” in other countries is below 12. If so, then the SS men were legal.
I’m pretty sure Congress passed legislation so sex tourists could be prosecuted under US law. I think it’s called the Protect Act.
Well I'm just going to have to see that law to believe it.
Let me know which one it is...@Federal Sex Crimes Law
Nope. The Protect Act of 2003...
Authorizes fines and/or imprisonment for up to 30 years for U.S. citizens or residents who engage in illicit sexual conduct abroad, with or without the intent of engaging in such sexual misconduct.[5]
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For the purposes of this law, illicit sexual conduct includes commercial sex with anyone under 18,[6]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PROTECT_Act_of_2003
Wow. I never knew
Thanks for replying
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