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If a 16 y o and a 19 y o have sex and they get ...

If a 16 y o and a 19 y o have sex and they get married at 18 y o and 21 y o can anyone file statutory rape on the older person or are they safe from any problems


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The phrase statutory rape is a general term used to describe sexual relations that take place when an individual (regardless of age or gender) has sexual relations with an individual not old enough to legally consent to the behavior.Virtually all jurisdictions recognize that sex between married individuals is not a crime, and so any state that recognizes and allows a marriage involving a person below the age of consent necessarily makes an exception for same. The age of consent varies from state to state and the age difference between the individuals are now starting to be taken into account (the biger the age difference, the more serious the crime). Most states say that the age of consent is 18. So to answer your question, I believe no.

 
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I think you can file for the case while she  is 16 years old, not when she turns 18.  By that time, she already reached the age of consent.

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