AGAIN, I had to tell a 17 year old to get off of Grindr!!!!

Still doesn’t mean you can have sex with a 16 yo if you’re 21. Nearly, if not all states, have a limitation as to how large the age difference can be.

I studied this in law school so I just like clearing it up for people. Many thing that once you hit the age of consent you can give consent for sex to anyone else above the age of consent. This isn’t true. Most states have a 24 month window. What I mean by that is if you turn 16 you can give consent to anyone within 24 months of your age. If you’re outside that window it is automatically statutory rape. Which is a strict liability situation meaning there is no “he said he was 18” or “the app is for 18*+ users.” Cut and dry if you fall out of the range set forth by statute then you have committed statutory rape.

Ignore all that if you already knew it but I’ve tried to clue people on this sub in several times and people just don’t seem to get it. “What do you mean I’m 16 but I can’t give consent to a 50yo?!” No brad sorry but you can’t.

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