 Quote: | You are right...NAMBLA is the "N" acronym I was looking for. My bad. | It happens. Legally, it is not against the law to be a pedophile. It IS against the law to be a child molester. That violates the rights of another person. Quote:
Originally Posted by fxashun  I don't think the constitution controls this situation. If it can be shown the 11 year old consented, is she guilty of molesting the 9 year olds? Or are they all guilty of molesting each other? And if these children are shown to be able to "consent", what does that mean about the statutory ages in our country which are going up, while physical sexual maturity age is going down? | The constitution does not speak on this subject directly, considering the example that you just used. State law varies a bit here. With most laws, if there is a difference in age between, I think, two and four years (depending on the local law) the elder child can be charged. If the two are of the same age, then neither can be charged.
If the 'age of consent' laws change, the situation would chage as well.
You had asked about the PARENTS rights being violated. That is hat I was responding to. |