...did he violate...

[oldwannabe]

.....May I ask a question please?


If a man (32yrs. old) meets a girl (16 yrs. old) over the internet and after severl conversations they meet and have sex, has he violtad any federal laws?

[Stump]

Take a look at my signature. James was 28 and did that same thing. Now he is currently residing at our county bed and breakfast for 20 years.

[txinvestigator1]

Originally posted by Stump
Take a look at my signature. James was 28 and did that same thing. Now he is currently residing at our county bed and breakfast for 20 years.

Does not answer his question.

It would depend on the laws on the state where the sex occurred. In some states 16 is legal, in some it aint.

[Stump]

Originally posted by txinvestigator1
Does not answer his question.

It would depend on the laws on the state where the sex occurred. In some states 16 is legal, in some it aint.

Duh. I cannot answer the question because there isn't enough info. However, my post was still relevant.

[sgtbear111]

check your library

18 USC, part I, chapter 117, sections 2423 and 2425

State laws may also apply

[Jynkxxie]

I do not know if this is a federal issue...I would assume it is the states responsibility...I have never heard of the federal government handling this issue...I am also young too and don't read alot so maybe I am speaking out of text.

But from what I do know it is a states responsibility to take jurisdiction on this one...In Michigan 16 is the legal age of consent.

My question is...lets say that the girl lived in Michigan...it is legal for her to concent, and if they had sex in Michigan well then I guess it would be legal. But what happens if she has sex with him and his state legal consent age is not 16 but older...and they had sex in his state...Well then I guess it would be illegal and he and possibly she would be criminally responsible for the offense. But what if the offense is illegal at the age of 16? What standards would be followed? Would they be charged separtely based upon the laws that govern each state...or might they be tried twice under both states...

I guess my better judgement would say that if it was illegal for this girl to concent she may not be held liable at all...being a juvenile...

I don't know but if anyone does I would love to learn about this.

[oldwannabe]

.....hhhhmmmmmm, sorry, didnt mean to mislead or confuse anyone, my apologies.

From what I can gather, age of consent in said state is 16 yrs. old. Both he and she live in the same state but at different "ends" of the state. They communicated for several months (via the internet) before they actually met. I have no idea what the text of thier conversations were. I was asking about federal law because of the difference in thier ages (he`s 32, she`s 16) and because they met via the internet. This investigation is in the VERY early stages and I hope he DID break fed. law so he can be put where he belongs. Thanks for the help!


The Oldwannabe

[txinvestigator1]

If the age of consent is 16, where does he "belong" for having consensual legal sex?

What kind of federal law would make it illegal for two people to have consensual legal sex in their own state, regardless of how they met?

I personally think 16 is too you for a state to allow this, but thats not the issue here.

[Stump]

Oldwannabe,
I have had the unfortunate luck of learning a lot about this. If you'd like to PM me, I'll try to help you. NY's laws may be different (it is 17 yoa here) but I may still be able to help.

[EricTheBald]

Originally posted by txinvestigator1

I personally think 16 is too young for a state to allow this, but thats not the issue here.

Yeah, as a culture we're pretty conflicted about this.

On the one hand, females reach sexual maturity in their early teens, but on the other we feel that emotional maturity is important so we arbitrarily pick 18 as a magic number.
(It should be 30, but that's a different issue)

So we get all crazy about High School girls having sex with older men, but then we talk about how hot the Olsen Twins are.

If we hear about some male teacher having sex with a 6th grade female we are disgusted, but when we hear about that female teacher out west who had sex with a 6th grade boy, most guys are like: "Hey! Where was she when I was 12!?"

We preach about how kids should wait until well into their twenties to marry, but many states allow marriage as young as 13, with parental consent.

Somehow it's OK to leer at an over 18 female wearing a catholic schoolgirl outfit, but if you leer at an ACTUAL catholic schoolgirl, even one who is old enough to have a driver's license, you're suddenly a perv.


I don't know...
Personally, I stick to hookers. :D

[Stump]

Eric - LMAO at you!!!!

You are exactly right, my dear.
I know child porn on a computer can result in federal charges.

[EricTheBald]

I occasionally get e-mail regarding that sort of thing. I got one this week in fact.

I'd LIKE to report it, but:

1) That's an exercise in futility. Once I see an ".ru" URL (or anything outside the US) I know it's pointless.

2) I'm afraid to. In todays society I'm likely to get in trouble for it. So it just gets the delete button and that's the end of it.

[jeff92k7]

Originally posted by EricTheBald
So we get all crazy about High School girls having sex with older men, but then we talk about how hot the Olsen Twins are.

I personally can't stand the Olsen twins.

Just thought I'd share.

[FSUGrad]

The FBI's Innocent Images Task Forces investigate the luring of underage girls accross state lines for the purposes of engaging in sexual activity. A search on an internet search engine may provide more on the TF operations and appliable US code sections.

[oldwannabe]

.....Thanks everyone, you`ve all been a big help. Stump? I would like to hear about it, but that`s a very personal and private issue. If YOU are willing to share , Iwould like to know. Thanks !