http://politics.moonagewebdream.com/2009/06/11/62-year-old-man-jokes-about-knocking-up-14-year-old-girls/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=62-year-old-man-jokes-about-knocking-up-14-year-old-girls Think Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:45:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://politics.moonagewebdream.com/2009/06/11/62-year-old-man-jokes-about-knocking-up-14-year-old-girls/comment-page-1/#comment-25666 Moonage Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:30:05 +0000 http://politics.moonagewebdream.com/?p=2409#comment-25666 I stand corrected. I stand corrected.

]]> http://politics.moonagewebdream.com/2009/06/11/62-year-old-man-jokes-about-knocking-up-14-year-old-girls/comment-page-1/#comment-25665 Nicholas Stix Sat, 13 Jun 2009 08:20:54 +0000 http://politics.moonagewebdream.com/?p=2409#comment-25665 My understanding is that, under the laws of the State of New York, a grown man having even unforced sex with a 14-year-old girl counts as first-degree rape, not statutory rape. Statutory rape is the paradoxical situation of a girl below the age of consent (17 for females) giving her consent to have sex with a man above the age of consent (18 for males). I believe that "statutory rape" would be the case if the girl were 16, or possibly 15. My understanding is that, under the laws of the State of New York, a grown man having even unforced sex with a 14-year-old girl counts as first-degree rape, not statutory rape. Statutory rape is the paradoxical situation of a girl below the age of consent (17 for females) giving her consent to have sex with a man above the age of consent (18 for males). I believe that “statutory rape” would be the case if the girl were 16, or possibly 15.

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