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age difference laws. help! (north carolina)
i live in north carolina. and im kind of confused about age difference laws in relationships.
im just going to give a little background on what I think
my friend is 15 and dates an 18 year old guy...ever since they started dating her parents have not liked him. they told her not to see him, and secretly she still has. and they've caught them together atleast 3 times. and once they were even in the middle of having sex. the cops were called and everything. they couldn't arrest him because he wasn't four years older then her, and it wasn't rape because the age difference was only three years.
well i like a guy who is 18 and i'm just confused about age difference laws and stuff, doesn't it have to be 4 years to be like..against the law?
THNX!
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Sixteen is the age of consent in N Carolina. Having sex with someone below that age if you are over 18 is illegal.
HOWEVER, like in most states, there is a four year exception, and they will not charge someone unless they are more then four years older then the partner who is underage (as long as the partner is over the age of 12, younger then 12 and you only have a two year exception). So, if your friend's boyfriend had been 19 or older, he would have been charged, but because he was only three years older then her, he was in the clear.
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In most states, it's rape if an adult (age +18) has sex with a minor (age 17 and younger).
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