Gyno was accused of being a pedophile since he said that at age 23
he, i assume quite a number of years ago, had one act of sex with a
consenting 15 year old young woman. I just thought it relevant that
in the USA a couple of the same ages can not only have sex but
can be married, have babies and fuck all day & night if they want to.
:drink:
ope:Gyno doesn't need to be caught in the act, since he's already confessed
to the so-called alleged "crime". The FBI just needs to round him up &
haul him off to the interrogation room with Jack Bauer, where he will spill
the beans about anything else they want to know. Actually, though,
Gyno could deny it saying he was just BSing on an internet forum, for a
laugh or whatever, which is what many people do, possibly even him.
Not necessarily. In many parts of the world a 15 year old is not a minor.
A 15 year old is a middle teen woman capable of giving birth, not a child
or a baby. Some are more mature than many 18 & 30 year olds.
Of course you don't post anything if it was two 15 year olds having sex,
do you. Is it better for her to do it with someone less mature and less
experienced?
"The age of consent varies widely from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.[1] The median seems to range from 14 to 16 years, but laws stating ages ranging from 12 to 21 do exist."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_consent
i'd love to see some scientific evidence to back up that claim.. You aren't doing yourself a favor legitimizing this act when on your location you write www.pettiteteenager.cum
You just don't get it. Yes there is a difference in two school kids that have sex, compared to a 23 year old man manipulating a 15 teen year old 9th grader.
By the way you keep bringing up "in many parts of the world"
well in many parts of the world you can have your wife executed if you say she cheated on you.
Why are you so set on this being ok?
By the way you keep bringing up "in many parts of the world"
well in many parts of the world you can have your wife executed if you say she cheated on you.
Why are you so set on this being ok?
Age of consent laws would be better served if they included or were limited to age differences (it's sorta like that up here). If an 18-year old boy sleeps with his 16-year old girlfriend, he can end up on a sex offender's registry. That's obviously ridiculous. How many of us here actually waited until they were 18? (On purpose, I mean.)
But a 23-year old with a 15-year old is an entirely different matter.
But a 23-year old with a 15-year old is an entirely different matter.
i agree with this totally...23-15 is pretty bad though.
19-17 ok imo
18-16 ok imo
The thing that makes this law real difficult would be deciding what is okay and what is not...I think the legal age of 18 being the cutoff is where it has to stand but should be taken on a case by case basis when the two are very close to the age of 18.
So technically you could turn 18, have sex with someone who is 17 years 350 days old and be in big trouble.
When i was 18, i had a girlfriend who was 16 and always had sex with her and nobody batted an eye. no biggy at all. as I'm sure most people have. Didn't even think about it then. never crossed my mind.
I'm 30 and I wouldn't hesitate to sleep with an 18 year old if she was hot. I think one of my friends had a 3 some with 2 high school juniors when we were on a cruise ship. he was eating one of them out while another one was blowing him.
I'm 30 and I wouldn't hesitate to sleep with an 18 year old if she was hot. I think one of my friends had a 3 some with 2 high school juniors when we were on a cruise ship. he was eating one of them out while another one was blowing him.
<TABLE><TBODY><TR><TH colSpan=2>Country</TH><TH>Male-Female Sex</TH><TH>Male-Male Sex</TH><TH>Female-Female Sex</TH></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Afghanistan</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Albania</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Algeria</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>American Samoa</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Andorra</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Angola</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Antigua and Barbuda</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Argentina</TD><TD>13/16</TD><TD>13/16</TD><TD>13/16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Armenia</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Aruba</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>Australia</TD><TD class=table_special>ACT</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>Australia</TD><TD class=table_special>NSW & Norfolk Is.
</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>Australia</TD><TD class=table_special>NT</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>Australia</TD><TD class=table_special>Queensland<SUP>1</SUP></TD><TD>16/18</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>Australia</TD><TD class=table_special>SA</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>Australia</TD><TD class=table_special>Tasmania</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>Australia</TD><TD class=table_special>Victoria</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>Australia</TD><TD class=table_special>WA</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Austria</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Azerbaijan</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Bahamas</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Bahrain</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Bangladesh</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Barbados</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Belarus</TD><TD>16/18</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Belgium</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Belize</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Bermuda</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Benin</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Bhutan</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Bolivia</TD><TD>14f/16m</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Bosnia</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Botswana</TD><TD>16f/14m</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Brazil<SUP>2</SUP></TD><TD>14/18</TD><TD>14/18</TD><TD>14/18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Brunei</TD><TD>14/16</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Bulgaria</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Burkina Faso</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>13</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Burma/Myanmar</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Burundi</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Cambodia (Kampuchea)</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Cambodia</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Cameroon</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Canada<SUP>3</SUP></TD><TD>12/14/18</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>12/14</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Cape Verde</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Cayman Islands</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Central African Republic</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Chad</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>21</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Chechenya</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Chile</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>China</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>China - Hong Kong</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>China - Macao</TD><TD>16/17</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Chinese Taipei (Taiwan)
</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Colombia</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Cook Islands</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Costa Rica</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Cote D'Ivorie</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15?</TD><TD>15?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Croatia</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Cuba</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Cyprus</TD><TD>13/17</TD><TD>17 (Illegal in north)
</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Czech Republic</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Denmark</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Dominica</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Dominican Republic</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Dutch Antilles</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Equador</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Egypt</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18/Illegal</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>El Salvador</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Equatorial Guinea</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Eritrea</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Estonia</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Ethiopia</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Falkland Islands (Malvinas)</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Faroe Island</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Fiji</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16 (unofficial)
</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Finland<SUP>4</SUP></TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>France</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>French Guiana</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>French Polynesia (Tahiti)</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Gabon</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Gambia</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Georgia (country)</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Germany<SUP>5</SUP></TD><TD>14/16</TD><TD>14/16</TD><TD>14/16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Ghana</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Greece</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15/17</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Greenland</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Grenada</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Guam</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Guadelope</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Guatemala</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Guinea</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Guyana</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Haiti</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Honduras</TD><TD>14/17</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Hungary</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Iceland</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>India</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Indonesia</TD><TD>16f/19m</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Iran</TD><TD>Must be married
</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Iraq</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Ireland</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Israel</TD><TD>14-16</TD><TD>14-16</TD><TD>14-16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Italy</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Jamaica</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Japan<SUP>6</SUP></TD><TD>13-18</TD><TD>13-18</TD><TD>13-18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Jordan</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Kazakhstan</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Kenya</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Kuwait</TD><TD>Must be married?</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Kyrgyzstan</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Laos</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Latvia</TD><TD>14/16</TD><TD>14/16</TD><TD>14/16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Lebanon</TD><TD>15/18/Married</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Lesotho</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Liberia</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Liechtenstein</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Lithuania</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Luxembourg</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Macedonia</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Madagascar</TD><TD>21?</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>21</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Mali</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Malta</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Malaysia</TD><TD>18/Married</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Marshall Islands</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Martinique</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Mauritius</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Mexico<SUP>7</SUP></TD><TD>12-18</TD><TD>12-18</TD><TD>12-18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Moldova</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Monaco</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Mongolia</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Morocco</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Mozambique</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Namibia</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Nepal</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Netherlands</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Netherlands Antilles</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>New Calendonia</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>New Zealand</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Nicaragua</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Niger</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>21</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Nigeria</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>North Korea</TD><TD>Undefined</TD><TD>Undefined</TD><TD>Undefined</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Norway<SUP>4</SUP></TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Oman</TD><TD>Must be married</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Pakistan</TD><TD>Must be married</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Panama</TD><TD>12/18?</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Papua New Guinea<SUP>8</SUP></TD><TD>14/16/Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Paraquay<SUP>9</SUP></TD><TD>14/16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Peru</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Philippines<SUP>10</SUP></TD><TD>12/18</TD><TD>12/18</TD><TD>12/18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Poland</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Portugal<SUP>11</SUP></TD><TD>14/16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Puerto Rico</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16
</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Qatar</TD><TD>Must be married
</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Reunion</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Romania</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Russia</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Rwanda</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>San Marino</TD><TD>14/16</TD><TD>14/16</TD><TD>14/16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Saudi Arabia</TD><TD>Must be married</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Senegal</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Serbia-Montenegro</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Singapore</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Slovakia</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Slovenia</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Somalia</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>South Africa</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>19</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>South Korea</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>13</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Spain</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>13</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Sri Lanka</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>St. Kitts and Nervis</TD><TD>14/16</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>St. Martin</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Sudan</TD><TD>Must be married
</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Suriname</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Sweden</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Swaziland</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Switzerland</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Syria</TD><TD>13/15</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Tajikistan</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Tanzania</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Thailand<SUP>12</SUP></TD><TD>15/18</TD><TD>15/18</TD><TD>15/18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Togo</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Tonga</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Trinidad & Tobago</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Tunisia</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Turkey</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Turkmenistan</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Tuvalu</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Uganda</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Ukraine</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>United Arab Emirates</TD><TD>18/Married
</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Uzbekistan</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Uruguay</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Vanuatu</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Venezuela</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Vietnam</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Western Samoa</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Yemen</TD><TD>Must be married
</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Zaire</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Zambia</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Zimbabwe</TD><TD>12/16</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>12/16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>United Kingdom</TD><TD class=table_special>England, Scotland, Wales Jersey, Isle of Man
</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>United Kingdom</TD><TD class=table_special>Northern Ireland</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>United Kingdom</TD><TD class=table_special>Guernsey and Gibraltar
</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Alabama</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Alaska</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Arizona</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>law repealed</TD><TD>law repealed</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Arkansas</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>California</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Colorado<SUP>13</SUP></TD><TD>15/17</TD><TD>15/17
</TD><TD>15/17
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Connecticut</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>D.C.</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Law repealed</TD><TD>Law repealed</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Delaware<SUP>13</SUP></TD><TD>16/18</TD><TD>Law repealed</TD><TD>Law repealed</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Florida<SUP>13</SUP></TD><TD>16/18</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Georgia</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Hawaii</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Law repealed</TD><TD>Law repealed</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Idaho<SUP>13</SUP></TD><TD>16/18</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Illinois</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Indiana</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Iowa<SUP>13</SUP></TD><TD>14/16</TD><TD>Law repealed</TD><TD>Law repealed</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Kansas</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Kentucky</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Louisiana</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Maine</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Maryland</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Massachusetts</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Michigan</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Minnesota</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Mississippi</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Missouri<SUP>13</SUP></TD><TD>14/17</TD><TD>Law repealed</TD><TD>Law repealed</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Montana</TD><TD>16/18</TD><TD>Law invalidated
</TD><TD>Law invalidated
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Nebraska</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>Law repealed</TD><TD>Law repealed</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Nevada</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Law invalidated
</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>New Hampshire</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>New Jersey</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>New Mexico</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>New York</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>North Carolina</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>North Dakota</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>Law repealed</TD><TD>Law repealed</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Ohio</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Law repealed</TD><TD>Law repealed</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Oklahoma</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Oregon</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Pennsylvania</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Rhode Island</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Law repealed</TD><TD>Law repealed</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>South Carolina<SUP>13</SUP></TD><TD>14/16</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>South Dakota</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Law repealed</TD><TD>Law repealed</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Tennessee</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>Law Invalidated</TD><TD>Law Invalidated</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Texas<SUP>13</SUP></TD><TD>17</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Utah<SUP>13</SUP></TD><TD>16/18</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Vermont</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Law repealed</TD><TD>Law repealed</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Virginia</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Washington<SUP>13</SUP></TD><TD>16/18</TD><TD>16/18</TD><TD>16/18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>West Virginia</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Wisconsin</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Wyoming</TD><TD>16/18?</TD><TD>Law repealed</TD><TD>Law repealed</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Traveling Citizens</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=table_special colSpan=2>Average age*</TD><TD class=table_special>16</TD><TD class=table_special>16</TD><TD class=table_special>16</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
General notes
If more than one age is given then the law within that country or state varies according to region or circumstances. In particular, some countries have regional laws that may overrule the federal law. Also in some cases the age of consent is lower when partners are of a similar age. Where the symbol ? is used, information is either incomplete or unavailable.
In some countries the age of consent is higher for those taking part in commercial sex. In many countries the age of consent is higher when one partner is in a position of trust with regard to the other, or when one partner takes advantage of the other's immaturity. Age of consent laws often do not apply when the partners are married.
The US military prohibits sex between people of the same gender, and sex with a female aged under 16.
In this table, male-female sex is defined as vaginal or anal sex, and male-male sex is defined as anal sex. Other sexual activities may be legal at a lower age.
</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>Australia</TD><TD class=table_special>NT</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>Australia</TD><TD class=table_special>Queensland<SUP>1</SUP></TD><TD>16/18</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>Australia</TD><TD class=table_special>SA</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>Australia</TD><TD class=table_special>Tasmania</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>Australia</TD><TD class=table_special>Victoria</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>Australia</TD><TD class=table_special>WA</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Austria</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Azerbaijan</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Bahamas</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Bahrain</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Bangladesh</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Barbados</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Belarus</TD><TD>16/18</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Belgium</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Belize</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Bermuda</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Benin</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Bhutan</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Bolivia</TD><TD>14f/16m</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Bosnia</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Botswana</TD><TD>16f/14m</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Brazil<SUP>2</SUP></TD><TD>14/18</TD><TD>14/18</TD><TD>14/18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Brunei</TD><TD>14/16</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Bulgaria</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Burkina Faso</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>13</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Burma/Myanmar</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Burundi</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Cambodia (Kampuchea)</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Cambodia</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Cameroon</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Canada<SUP>3</SUP></TD><TD>12/14/18</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>12/14</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Cape Verde</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Cayman Islands</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Central African Republic</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Chad</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>21</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Chechenya</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Chile</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>China</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>China - Hong Kong</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>China - Macao</TD><TD>16/17</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Chinese Taipei (Taiwan)
</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Colombia</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Cook Islands</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Costa Rica</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Cote D'Ivorie</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15?</TD><TD>15?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Croatia</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Cuba</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Cyprus</TD><TD>13/17</TD><TD>17 (Illegal in north)
</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Czech Republic</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Denmark</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Dominica</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Dominican Republic</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Dutch Antilles</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Equador</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Egypt</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18/Illegal</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>El Salvador</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Equatorial Guinea</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Eritrea</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Estonia</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Ethiopia</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Falkland Islands (Malvinas)</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Faroe Island</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Fiji</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16 (unofficial)
</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Finland<SUP>4</SUP></TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>France</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>French Guiana</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>French Polynesia (Tahiti)</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Gabon</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Gambia</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Georgia (country)</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Germany<SUP>5</SUP></TD><TD>14/16</TD><TD>14/16</TD><TD>14/16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Ghana</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Greece</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15/17</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Greenland</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Grenada</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Guam</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Guadelope</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Guatemala</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Guinea</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Guyana</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Haiti</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Honduras</TD><TD>14/17</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Hungary</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Iceland</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>India</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Indonesia</TD><TD>16f/19m</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Iran</TD><TD>Must be married
</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Iraq</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Ireland</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Israel</TD><TD>14-16</TD><TD>14-16</TD><TD>14-16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Italy</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Jamaica</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Japan<SUP>6</SUP></TD><TD>13-18</TD><TD>13-18</TD><TD>13-18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Jordan</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Kazakhstan</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Kenya</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Kuwait</TD><TD>Must be married?</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Kyrgyzstan</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Laos</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Latvia</TD><TD>14/16</TD><TD>14/16</TD><TD>14/16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Lebanon</TD><TD>15/18/Married</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Lesotho</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Liberia</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Liechtenstein</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Lithuania</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Luxembourg</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Macedonia</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Madagascar</TD><TD>21?</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>21</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Mali</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Malta</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Malaysia</TD><TD>18/Married</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Marshall Islands</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Martinique</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Mauritius</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Mexico<SUP>7</SUP></TD><TD>12-18</TD><TD>12-18</TD><TD>12-18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Moldova</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Monaco</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Mongolia</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Morocco</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Mozambique</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Namibia</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Nepal</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Netherlands</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Netherlands Antilles</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>New Calendonia</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>New Zealand</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Nicaragua</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Niger</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>21</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Nigeria</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>North Korea</TD><TD>Undefined</TD><TD>Undefined</TD><TD>Undefined</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Norway<SUP>4</SUP></TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Oman</TD><TD>Must be married</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Pakistan</TD><TD>Must be married</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Panama</TD><TD>12/18?</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Papua New Guinea<SUP>8</SUP></TD><TD>14/16/Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Paraquay<SUP>9</SUP></TD><TD>14/16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Peru</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Philippines<SUP>10</SUP></TD><TD>12/18</TD><TD>12/18</TD><TD>12/18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Poland</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Portugal<SUP>11</SUP></TD><TD>14/16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Puerto Rico</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16
</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Qatar</TD><TD>Must be married
</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Reunion</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Romania</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Russia</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Rwanda</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>San Marino</TD><TD>14/16</TD><TD>14/16</TD><TD>14/16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Saudi Arabia</TD><TD>Must be married</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Senegal</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Serbia-Montenegro</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Singapore</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Slovakia</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Slovenia</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Somalia</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>South Africa</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>19</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>South Korea</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>13</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Spain</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>13</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Sri Lanka</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>St. Kitts and Nervis</TD><TD>14/16</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>St. Martin</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Sudan</TD><TD>Must be married
</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Suriname</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Sweden</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Swaziland</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Switzerland</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Syria</TD><TD>13/15</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Tajikistan</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Tanzania</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Thailand<SUP>12</SUP></TD><TD>15/18</TD><TD>15/18</TD><TD>15/18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Togo</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Tonga</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Trinidad & Tobago</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Tunisia</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Turkey</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Turkmenistan</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Tuvalu</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Uganda</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Ukraine</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>United Arab Emirates</TD><TD>18/Married
</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Uzbekistan</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Uruguay</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Vanuatu</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Venezuela</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Vietnam</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Western Samoa</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Yemen</TD><TD>Must be married
</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>Illegal</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Zaire</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Zambia</TD><TD>?</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>?</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title colSpan=2>Zimbabwe</TD><TD>12/16</TD><TD>Illegal</TD><TD>12/16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>United Kingdom</TD><TD class=table_special>England, Scotland, Wales Jersey, Isle of Man
</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>United Kingdom</TD><TD class=table_special>Northern Ireland</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>United Kingdom</TD><TD class=table_special>Guernsey and Gibraltar
</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Alabama</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Alaska</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Arizona</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>law repealed</TD><TD>law repealed</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Arkansas</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>California</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Colorado<SUP>13</SUP></TD><TD>15/17</TD><TD>15/17
</TD><TD>15/17
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Connecticut</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>D.C.</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Law repealed</TD><TD>Law repealed</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Delaware<SUP>13</SUP></TD><TD>16/18</TD><TD>Law repealed</TD><TD>Law repealed</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Florida<SUP>13</SUP></TD><TD>16/18</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Georgia</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Hawaii</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Law repealed</TD><TD>Law repealed</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Idaho<SUP>13</SUP></TD><TD>16/18</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Illinois</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Indiana</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Iowa<SUP>13</SUP></TD><TD>14/16</TD><TD>Law repealed</TD><TD>Law repealed</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Kansas</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Kentucky</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Louisiana</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Maine</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Maryland</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Massachusetts</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Michigan</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Minnesota</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Mississippi</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Missouri<SUP>13</SUP></TD><TD>14/17</TD><TD>Law repealed</TD><TD>Law repealed</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Montana</TD><TD>16/18</TD><TD>Law invalidated
</TD><TD>Law invalidated
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Nebraska</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>Law repealed</TD><TD>Law repealed</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Nevada</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Law invalidated
</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>New Hampshire</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>New Jersey</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>New Mexico</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>New York</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>17</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>North Carolina</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>North Dakota</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>Law repealed</TD><TD>Law repealed</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Ohio</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Law repealed</TD><TD>Law repealed</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Oklahoma</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Oregon</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Pennsylvania</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Rhode Island</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Law repealed</TD><TD>Law repealed</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>South Carolina<SUP>13</SUP></TD><TD>14/16</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>South Dakota</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Law repealed</TD><TD>Law repealed</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Tennessee</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>Law Invalidated</TD><TD>Law Invalidated</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Texas<SUP>13</SUP></TD><TD>17</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Utah<SUP>13</SUP></TD><TD>16/18</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Vermont</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Law repealed</TD><TD>Law repealed</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Virginia</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Washington<SUP>13</SUP></TD><TD>16/18</TD><TD>16/18</TD><TD>16/18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>West Virginia</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD><TD>Law invalidated</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Wisconsin</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Wyoming</TD><TD>16/18?</TD><TD>Law repealed</TD><TD>Law repealed</TD></TR><TR><TD class=row_title>USA</TD><TD class=table_special>Traveling Citizens</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD></TR><TR><TD class=table_special colSpan=2>Average age*</TD><TD class=table_special>16</TD><TD class=table_special>16</TD><TD class=table_special>16</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
General notes
If more than one age is given then the law within that country or state varies according to region or circumstances. In particular, some countries have regional laws that may overrule the federal law. Also in some cases the age of consent is lower when partners are of a similar age. Where the symbol ? is used, information is either incomplete or unavailable.
In some countries the age of consent is higher for those taking part in commercial sex. In many countries the age of consent is higher when one partner is in a position of trust with regard to the other, or when one partner takes advantage of the other's immaturity. Age of consent laws often do not apply when the partners are married.
The US military prohibits sex between people of the same gender, and sex with a female aged under 16.
In this table, male-female sex is defined as vaginal or anal sex, and male-male sex is defined as anal sex. Other sexual activities may be legal at a lower age.
You are assuming he manipulated her. And for all you know it was
the other way around. Or, of course, neither of the above.
Since you bring up other parts of the world, i will bring it back to
the USA. How many preborn babies have been murdered there in
the last 30 years? 50 million? So much for the law being moral.
