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SoCalDem

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32. Depends on state laws

Fri Nov 10, 2017, 05:53 AM

Nov 2017

Most states are 16...

It should be a two-fold answer.. the DIFFERENCE in ages is as important (to me)..

a 17 yr old girl who is "trying on her adult status" should NOT be "dating" someone significantly older than she is..

this is why I was so opposed to the way school districts have changed post-elementary schools. It used to be k-6..junior high (7 8 & 9) and then high school 10 11 & 12..

12 yr olds exited elementary and in those awkward years, contended with kids very near their own developmental experiences..of course back then NO ONE "dated" in junior high..

Now they start high school at 9th grade...some 9th graders are very young compared to seniors...

CNN recently had a special about a young guy (a senior) who sexted a 15 year old and ended up on the list (possibly for the rest of his life)

I am so glad our kids are grownups.. It must be frightening to have teens these days..

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How Young Does A Victim Have To Be For A 32 Year Old To Be A Pedophile? [View all] SeattlePop Nov 2017 OP

As the song goes "Seventeen and a half is still jail bait" The_Casual_Observer Nov 2017 #1

"Seventeen and a half" left-of-center2012 Nov 2017 #21

Yes I figured, but no place is 14. It's a old song: The_Casual_Observer Nov 2017 #24

Under the age of consent. madaboutharry Nov 2017 #2

Not in the Republican playbook, now how old was Spaceys accuser again, oh yeah 14? sunonmars Nov 2017 #3

Normally the condition is defined by attraction to prepubescent children. NutmegYankee Nov 2017 #4

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2017 #10

I was referring to puberty in girls. NutmegYankee Nov 2017 #11

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2017 #14

He's a holy roller - they are classically immoral. NutmegYankee Nov 2017 #19

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"Pederasty" left-of-center2012 Nov 2017 #23

For some reason I thought that was the name of relations with teenagers, but still underage. NutmegYankee Nov 2017 #30

I thought the same left-of-center2012 Nov 2017 #33

I think it depends if you're a Republican n/t greeny2323 Nov 2017 #5

17 or younger. Blue_true Nov 2017 #6

Your question is a semantic one. A pedophile is someone who is attracted to prepubescent children. PoliticAverse Nov 2017 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author WinkyDink Nov 2017 #8

I thought age of consent was 18, but I see most of the US is 16 Motley13 Nov 2017 #9

"15'll get you 20" Dem2 Nov 2017 #12

If state law says 18 sarisataka Nov 2017 #13

I believe this summarizes Alabama law today: onenote Nov 2017 #15

Pedophiles are child molestors. Issue here is statutory rape/age of consent emulatorloo Nov 2017 #16

Knuckle-dragging deplorable racist rat-bastards are Ilsa Nov 2017 #17

"Is 14 young enough?" left-of-center2012 Nov 2017 #18

age of concent is a cultural construct, arbitrary in nature, and varies widely in human msongs Nov 2017 #22

The victim would need to be pre-pubescent for pedophilia to apply. AJT Nov 2017 #25

It does depend Break time Nov 2017 #26

How Young Does A Victim Have To Be For A U.S. Senator To Be A Pedophile? Mr. Ected Nov 2017 #27

He's not a pedophile. He's a child molester enki23 Nov 2017 #28

Evidently it depends on how "romantically" Codeine Nov 2017 #29

Technically, the term pedophile refers to preferring pre-adolescent children. pnwmom Nov 2017 #31

Depends on state laws SoCalDem Nov 2017 #32

First you have to understand Mary and Joseph... GulfCoast66 Nov 2017 #34