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The age of consent in Washington is 16 with exceptions under different circumstances. RCW 9A.44.096 identifies situations in which the age of consent is higher. The age of consent is 18 for sex between foster parents and their foster children. It is 21 for sex between school teachers or administration employees and their students. [97]
The age of consent is the age at which a person is considered to be legally competent to consent to sexual acts and is thus the minimum age of a person with whom another person is legally permitted to engage in sexual activity. The distinguishing aspect of the age of consent laws is that the person below the minimum age is regarded as the ...
In Delaware, the age of consent was 10 years until 1871 when it was lowered to 7 years. Under the 1871 law, the penalty for sex with a girl below the age of consent was death. [9] In 1880, 37 states set the age of consent at 10 years, 10 states set an age of consent at 12 years, and Delaware had an age of consent of 7 years. [13] [14] [15]
‘We know older men will exploit young, vulnerable women,’ prominent lawyer warns
After the raising of the age of consent to 14, the laws against "seducing" minor girls were amended to apply to those older than 14, and various laws of this kind have remained in force through the 20th century. [20] The age of consent was raised from 14 to 16 in the spring of 2008, when the Tackling Violent Crime Act became effective. The new ...
In Delaware, the age of consent was 10 years old until 1871 when it was lowered to 7 years old. Under the 1871 law, a man was given the death penalty for sex with a girl below the age of consent. [27] By 1880, 37 states had an age of consent of 10 years, 10 states had an age of consent at 12 years, and Delaware maintained an age of consent of 7 ...
The bill requires individuals who want to access websites with 33% of content considered harmful to minors to provide documentation that proves their age, such as a driver's license or other ID ...
Rep. Shane Baker, R-Somerset, and Sen. Lindsey Tichenor, R-Smithfield, both filed bills during the 2024 General Assembly that would have required Kentucky users provide proof of age before ...