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Can a 20 year old sleep with a 17 year old UK?

The age of consent is 16 It is illegal for an adult in a position of trust or responsibility to have sex with a 16 or 17 year old. It is illegal to take, show or distribute a sexual photo of a child in any circumstances, this includes photos made by young people themselves.
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Can a 17 year old be with a 20 year old?

Answer: You are legally allowed to date, you are just not allowed to have sex. You could live with him if they kick you out, but technically they have control over you until you turn 18, so I would try to wait it out until then. If you are really concerned you may want to talk to a counselor at school.
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Can a 19 year old sleep with a 17 year old?

Under California law, a person must be at least 18 years old to legally consent to sex. People who have sexual intercourse with a minor face criminal charges, typically for statutory rape, per Penal Code 261.5.
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Can a 17 year old sleep with a 32 year old?

Normally, it's legal. Once someone is 16, they can choose who they sleep with. Cases like rape are obviously illegal (whether the rapist is the 17-yo or the 30-yo.) And if the 30-yo were in some position of authority (school-teacher, doctor, etc) over the 17-yo, it would be illegal.
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Can a 25 year old sleep with an 18 year old?

Age wise, you are legally safe in the United States to have sex with a 25 year old man. you are 18. which means you are an adult. so you can have sex with anyone you want so long as they are at least 18 years old as well.
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Can a 30 year old sleep with a 17 year old?

California, however, does not have a Romeo and Juliet law. Anyone who has sexual intercourse with someone else under the age of consent can be charged with a crime.
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Can a 40 year old date a 20 year old?

The real rules about how old and young you can date. The “creepiness rule” states that the youngest you should date is “half your age plus seven.” The less commonly used corollary is that the oldest you should date is “subtract seven from your age and double it.”
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What happens if a 20 year old sleeps with a 17 year old?

California does not set a minimum age for someone to date within the state legally. However, if an adult has sexual relations with a minor, the adult can be charged with statutory rape.
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Can 21 sleep with 17?

In the State of California, the age of consent is 18. Thus, it is a criminal act to engage in sex with anyone under 18, and any person who does so could be charged with statutory rape under California Penal Code 261.5. In California, the legal age of consent is 18 years old.
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Is 17 and 25 a bad age gap?

There is not a definitive number that makes an age difference acceptable or unacceptable, but there are qualities within a relationship that can make it viable or non-viable, such as trust, consideration, respect, and kindness. You and your partner deserve a healthy relationship, regardless of your age difference.
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Can a 21 year old date a 17 year old?

Yes, so long as the relationship is not sexual.
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Is 20 and 18 okay?

If both parties are adults, and both parties are good with it, it's no one else's business to judge the relationship, or to say it's “weird”. From my perspective, not only is this particular case not weird, it's absolutely, totally normal, and there are probably millions of such relationships.
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Is 16 and 18 weird?

No, it is not weird at all. Make sure you do not engage in any sexual activity until you know and understand the laws in your state. Some states the legal age of consent is 16, and in others it is not.
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Is 17 and 20 a weird age gap?

As to whether it's a big gap… Not really, though at that age it represents a big difference in life experience. It's not necessarily insurmountable, but it can be very difficult to make such a relationship work, especially when you're facing societal disapproval at every turn.
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Can a 20-year-old date a 17-year-old in New York?

If the relationship is consensual and legal, there are no restrictions on two individuals of different ages dating in New York. Therefore, a 20-year-old can date a 17-year-old in New York. However, they must refrain from engaging in any sexual activity until the minor reaches the age of consent.
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Can a 20-year-old date a 17-year-old in PA?

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Children less than 13 years old* cannot give consent to sexual activity. Teens ages 13-15 years old cannot consent to sexual activities with anyone who is 4 or more years older than them. People ages 16 years and older can legally consent to sexual activity.
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What happens if a 17 year old gets pregnant by a 21 year old?

Technically, you can be prosecuted for statutory rape (and if convicted you would have to be registered as a sex offender), even after he turn 18. But if no one complains to the police, then nothing will happen to you.
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Can a 17 year old date a 23 year old?

Some state's laws allow minors who have reached the age of consent (16, 17, 18 [19, 21] depending on which state) to legally engage in consensual sexual intercourse/contact with anyone the same age or older.
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Can a 16 year old date a 19 year old?

California, for instance, does not have such a law. Anyone who has sexual intercourse, or a sexual relationship, with someone else under the legal age of consent can be charged with a crime. The only exception is if the sexual partners were lawfully married.
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Can an 18 year old date a 22 year old?

Should a 22 year old date an 18 year old? Legally, there is nothing wrong with pursuing a romantic or sexual relationship since, in all states, 18 is considered an age of consent, and both parties involved are considered adults.
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What happens if a 20 year old sleeps with a 16 year old?

Yes, it is generally legal to have sex with a 16 year old, unless you are a teacher, guardian, relative, or the 16 year old has a mental incapacity or did not consent to the sexual intercourse.
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What age gap is too big?

A relationship age gap bigger than 10 years often comes with its own set of issues. “While there are always exceptions to rules, a good rule to remember is that dating someone more than 10 years older will present challenges now or later that add to the preexisting challenges any relationship has,” he says.
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Is 18 and 24 weird?

It's not only not weird, it's really, really common. The real thing to consider (since you're both legally adults) is what life experience you have in common. At 18, you've either recently graduated or are a high school senior.
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Is 20 and 23 a bad age gap?

There's nothing wrong with an age gap in an adult relationship as long as both people are on the same page.
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What happens if a 24 year old sleeps with a 17 year old?

Certain Minors: A person 24 years of age of older who engages in sexual activity with a person 16 or 17 years of age commits a felony in the second degree.
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