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This is a follow-up to the question I asked yesterday about my 14 yr old son having a 12 yr old girlfriend and the legality of this relationship in the state of California. I was informed a long as there is no sex involved that it is ok but if there were sex involved they both could be charged with " Unlawful Sexual Intercourse". My follow-up question is this, Is there a difference if both kids are 14 yrs of age? And is hugging and kissing allowed between kids of these ages without having to worry about statutory rape?
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Posted on / Oct. 07, 2009 12:19:00

I concur with Mr. Dane, but to answer your question, hugging and kissing are still legal. The problem is that one thing leads to another. For example, an innocent hug becomes a crime if his hand lands on her buttocks. It is just too easy to run afoul of the complex and harsh "child sex" criminal laws. I have no idea why our society is busy giving two 14 year old teenagers criminal sex crime histories for making out with each other. And of course, if two 15 year old kids are having sex, the boy is the criminal and the girl is the victim in most cases, even though it is mutual.

Anonymous
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Posted on / Oct. 07, 2009 12:19:00

I concur with Mr. Dane, but to answer your question, hugging and kissing are still legal. The problem is that one thing leads to another. For example, an innocent hug becomes a crime if his hand lands on her buttocks. It is just too easy to run afoul of the complex and harsh "child sex" criminal laws. I have no idea why our society is busy giving two 14 year old teenagers criminal sex crime histories for making out with each other. And of course, if two 15 year old kids are having sex, the boy is the criminal and the girl is the victim in most cases, even though it is mutual.

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