Happy birthday, you're a sex offender! Florida girl charged upon turning 18, for dating a 15yo girl.

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27. So 16 is the age of consent, not 18. Still don't see why they waited a year when one was 17.

I wonder how much of this is going on down there in FL. Thanks for your time and the information, but it still doesn't seem logical, but laws are not always written common sense, but according to older laws.

Excuse me for not reading the entire thread through. What I don't see in the coverage is if these two had an ongoing relationship all of this time. I note you or someone, answered someone about that problem. If they were continuing after the older girl became 18, there it is.

One was 15, the other was 17. Then they wait a year until she was 18. The parents of the 15 year old could have stopped this before she was 16, but not after.

If they allowed this to go on for a year, they were either in the dark about it, contrary to what the older girl's parents claim, or if they did know all along, this will mean they essentially gave their consent. Which by law, they should not have.

It's the timeline that is missing, I don't think we are getting the whole thing. I don't know if the parents are bigots, but whether or not, they had a responsibility to stop a statutory rape much earlier and not let it go on.

Wonder how this will carry out. Someone suggested picketing the younger girl's home but I don't think that is appropriate, nor will it help the older girl's cause one bit.

It's sad what emotional trauma both of these girls are going through with the parents and the legal system. The parents of both girls should have thought twice and made sure they were both on the same page. From the post lower down, the older girl's mother says:

'...I saw the other girl's father there several times, he saw them together as well, so I assumed her family was aware of it and didn’t have any issues either...'

I cannot begin to express the amount of hassle I've gotten into when I assumed there was a meeting of the minds between another person and myself. One makes plans, continues on and thinks everyone agrees and then gets blindsided.

We don't know if the parents agreed to have their minor, below the age of consent girl be involved with anyone. It was their responsibility. This needs to come out as a defense. I agree with your or someone's comment about holding hands and kissing, that shouldn't be considered rape. 'Dating' does not always include sex, either.

What a mess.