Question Posted Saturday September 24 2005, 5:16 pm
me and my boyfriend are scared that when he turns 18 that he will get in trouble for messing around with me. i will be 17 at the time. can he still get in trouble for that. i mean it is only a year older it isnt like it is 5 or something? thanks so much i will rate all answers
smartgirl321 answered Monday September 26 2005, 2:20 pm: if your parents dont want you to do that or they want to press charges against him, he could go to jail. it would be considered statutory rape. even if it consentual.
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MummuM answered Saturday September 24 2005, 9:48 pm: I don't think you'll get into trouble. I wouldn't worry about this too much. The only way you'd get into big trouble with someone that is 18, if you were around the "pre-teen" ages. 17 and 18 isn't a huge difference, it's only a year. I wouldn't worry about this at all. As long as your parents like this boyfriend of yours and approve of you and him being together, you're alright.
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LadyGoodman answered Saturday September 24 2005, 8:51 pm: I don't think you can get in trouble. First of all, he would probably only get in trouble should your parents decided to sue, and even if they did, the fact that you are both in high school together protects you. If he won't be in high school, I still don't think there is enough of an age difference for it to be illegal, but it varies from state to state sometimes. [ LadyGoodman's advice column | Ask LadyGoodman A Question ]
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