Anonymous on the case of lesbian girl charged with statutory rape.

[Xithras]

55. Honestly no.

I personally believe that the age of consent should simply be 16 everywhere, as it already is in the largest group of states. I've long found it odd that a 30 year old and 16 year old can hook up in a hotel in Stateline, Nevada without breaking a single law, but the same act a few blocks away in South Lake Tahoe, California will get you 15 years in prison and a lifetime registration as a sex offender. The laws, and penalties, are long overdue for standardization.

For kids under 16, I prefer a simple 3-year rule, with a floor of 13. 16 and 13 is OK. 18 and 15 is OK. 19 and 13? There's something wrong with that. An 18 or 19 year old is not a "peer" to a 13 or 14 year old (you're talking about adults hooking up with kids barely out of middle school) and yes, I do believe that they should be punished if they cross that line. Probably not with lifetime sex offender registration, but certainly with some jail time.