Age of consent is 16 in North Carolina, right?
This is just for a paper I'm doing. We had to choose an argument in our class and none of us know the right answer, but we need input from other people.
The example is that the girl is at the age of consent for North Carolina, which is 16. Now, her boyfriend is at the age of 19. The law of NC states that once you reach the age of consent, you can have any sexual actions with anyone who is no more than four years older than the age of consent. (Is that right?) This means it would make it okay and totally legal for the girl (16) to have sexual intercourse with the boy (19) (Is that right?)
Now I THINK this is right, but the whole being over 18 laws are getting me. Since when you're 18 or older, you're no longer a minor. Is 16 still considered being a minor? Does anyone have any input? Am I right or is there more? Remember! North Carolina Laws. Let me know! THANKS!
Answers:
You are correct in your thinking, if the age of consent is 16 and the law states that the other party can not be more than 4 years over the age of consent, that person can be 20 years old.
If the other party was 21 he could be charged with statutory rape.
The 18 year legal adult age is of no consequence in this case because there is an existing law that clearly spells out what can and can not be done.
I think you are right there is a web site called ageofconsent.com I think that's it anyway. It like tell you what the ages are for the states and also around the world. I think you might be right, the majority of stated say that 18 is the legal age. In South Carolina it is 16. There was a teacher that had sex with a student that was 16 and they could not charge him for statutory rape. The did get him for another thing, it was because he was this girls teacher.
Not sure if this is all right / but it looks like:
North Carolina
The age of consent in North Carolina in general is 16, though no school faculty member can have any sexual activity with any student more than 4 years their junior except when married to the person {§14‑27.7}. Any sexual intercourse with a 13-15 year old is prohibited unless the defendant is less than 6 years older than the victim except when married to the person {§14‑27.2, 14‑27.4 & 14‑27.7A}.
There is no defense against a charge of rape that the victim is the spouse of person committing the act {§14‑27.8}.
North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 14
if the 19 year old is not a school employee it appears that
Age gaps or differentials: Numerous states now take into consideration the age difference between the sex partners. For example, in North Carolina, if the minor is above a certain age, sex is a crime only if the defendant is five years older than the minor. The age gap is four years in Pennsylvania and seven years in Florida.
not sure if this is right , so don't blame me if you don't get the paper right.
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