Citten said:
didnt want to make a new post...but I think the people in this thread may be able to shed light on my situation..
met a girl a few weeks back...said she was 18...is really 17...
23/male/new york.
Is it illegal to bone this chick? If she was a 7 I would have kicked her to the curb the second she told me she was 17 but shes god damn fine and I want to play, if you get my drift.
Ages of consent in North America - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The age of consent in New York is 17.
The offense will be more serious depending on relative ages, thus:
Sex with a person under 17 is a misdemeanor if the perpetrator is at least 16 (see infra). (?Sexual misconduct,? NY Penal Law ? 130.20.)
Sex with a person under 17 is a Class ?E? felony if the perpetrator is at least 21. (?Rape in the third degree,? NY Penal Law ? 130.25; ?Criminal sexual act in the third degree,? NY Penal Law ? 130.40.)
Sex with a person under 15 is a Class ?D? violent felony if the perpetrator is at least 18. However, it is a defense to this charge if an 18 year-old perpetrator proves by a preponderance that he or she was less than four years older than the victim. This is not a defense to any other charge that might apply, i.e., Sexual misconduct, supra. (?Rape in the second degree,? NY Penal Law ? 130.30; ?Criminal sexual act in the second degree,? NY Penal Law ? 130.45.)
Sex with a person under 13 is a Class ?B? violent felony if the perpetrator is at least 18. (?Rape in the first degree,? NY Penal Law ? 130.35[4]; ?Criminal sexual act in the first degree,? NY Penal Law ? 130.50[4].)
Sex with a person under 11 is a Class ?B? violent felony if the perpetrator is at least 16. (?Rape in the first degree,? NY Penal Law ? 130.35[3]; ?Criminal sexual act in the first degree,? NY Penal Law ? 130.50[3].)
"Sex," as used above, refers to the four conspicuous types of sexual acts, including "sexual intercourse", and the three forms of acts known as "deviant sexual intercourse" under the former (pre-2003) law, now called "oral sexual conduct" (both types), and "anal sexual conduct."
Non-intercourse sexual activity is also regulated based on age. Non-intercourse sexual activity, called "sexual contact" is defined as "any touching of the sexual or other intimate parts of a person not married to the actor for the purpose of gratifying sexual desire of either party. It includes the touching of the actor by the victim, as well as the touching of the victim by the actor, whether directly or through clothing." (NY Penal Law ? 130.00[3].) If the person is underage such "sexual contact" can constitute the crime of "sexual abuse."
"Sexual contact" with a person less than 17 but at least 14, by a perpetrator who is at least five years older than the victim is "Sexual abuse in the third degree," a class B misdemeanor. (NY Penal Law ? 130.55.)
"Sexual contact" with a person less than 14 is "Sexual abuse in the second degree," a Class A misdemeanor, if the perpetrator is at least 16. (NY Penal Law ? 130.60[2].)
"Sexual contact" with a person less than 11 is "Sexual abuse in the first degree," a class "D" violent felony, if the perpetrator is at least 16. (NY Penal Law ? 130.65[3].)
Certain defenses
It is not a defense that the perpetrator believed the victim was older than is later proven. (NY Penal Law ? 15.20[3]).
Legally recognized marriage is a defense. (NY Penal Law ? 130.10[4].)
The ONLY minimum age for a perpetrator of first degree rape/criminal sexual act with a victim under 11 (NY Penal Law ?? 130.35[3] & 130.35[3]), sexual abuse in the first and second degrees (NY Penal Law ?? 130.65[3] & 130.60[2]), and misdemeanor Sexual misconduct (NY Penal Law ? 130.20) is provided by the defense of infancy found at NY Penal Law ? 30.00(1). That age is 16 years old. Someone under that age may be adjudicated a juvenile delinquent, but may not commit these crimes. On the other hand, someone who is 16 years old commits a crime by voluntarily having sex with anyone who cannot themselves legally consent to sex, including another 16-year-old, even if this "victim" is actually older. (People v. Bowman, 88 Misc. 2d 50; 387 N.Y.S.2d 982 [City Crim. Ct. 1976]; Matter of Jessie C., 164 A.D.2d 731; 565 N.Y.S.2d 941 [4 Dept., 1991].) In effect, mutual crimes are committed when two unmarried 16-year-old individuals voluntarily have sex with each other in New York State, each being the "victim" of the other.