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Originally Posted by Visage
Not 100% sure, but I think it's 12 years and younger when it's classed as that.
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I'm fairly sure it's 16, which is why 16 is referred to as the age of consent - up to that age you're deemed incapable of giving consent, so any sexual act would be rape. This site confirms it too:
http://www.avert.org/teens-sex-law.htm
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What is 'statutory rape'?
If you are under the age of consent and you choose to have sex with someone who is over the age of consent, then they can be charged with the crime of 'statutory rape'. Some countries have different names for this crime, and some states in the US call it 'unlawful sexual penetration' or just 'rape'.
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