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Can a 25 year old sleep with a 17 year old UK?

Even if you feel TOTALLY fine at the thought of having sex with your older partner, the law will still take it more seriously if they're over 18. No matter how cool and relaxed your parents are about your sex life, it's still illegal to have sexual contact with someone under the legal age of consent in the UK (16).
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Can a 25 year old date a 17?

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. The only exception is if the sexual partners were lawfully married.
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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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Can a 30 year old sleep 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 a 25 year old sleep with a 16?

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 26 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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Is it legal for a 16 year old to date a 25 year old UK?

It's not illegal for you to date someone older. It is illegal for someone over 18 to have a sexual relationship or sexual activity with someone under 16, or under 18 if they are in a position of responsibility like a teacher or a sports coach.
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Can a 17 year old sleep with a 27 year old UK?

In the UK, the age of consent is 16, which means it's legal for adults of any age to have consensual sex with a 16-year-old – provided they are not in a position of trust, such as their teacher.
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Can a 25 year old sleep with an 18 year old?

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. At 25 he would be an adult, but I think I understand what you are asking. It is legal in the US if that is what you are asking, assuming he also wants to have sex with you.
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Can a 30 year old sleep with a 17 year old UK?

It's legal unless there are other extenuating circumstances. The age of consent in the U.K. is 16 so at 17 they are free to sleep with a 30 year old however in U.K. law there exists a concept of “Position of Trust”.
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Is 17 and 20 a bad age gap?

There are no maximum or minimum acceptable age gaps in relationships. (There is an exception: An adult having a relationship with a child under 18 is a violation of law.) Research shows that there is a correlation between lasting relationships and smaller age gaps of partners.
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Can a 22 year old date a 17 year old?

Yes, so long as the relationship is not sexual. If they have sexual intercourse, the 21-year-old can face criminal charges for statutory rape if they are not married.
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Is 22 and 17 legal UK?

No, it's legal, unless the older person is in authority over the young one. The age of sexual consent is 16, but a person may not have sex with someone of 16 or 17 over whom they have authority (which usually means a teacher or employer), unless they marry them first.
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Is 17 and 25 a bad age 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 23 year old date a 17 year old?

ONLY if you have sex (intercourse) with her. But if you are simply dating, then you can't be charged with anything. This is the case in the US, but I am not familiar with the laws of other countries. As long as intercourse doesn't happen til she's at least 18, then you're in the clear.
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What is the youngest a 25 year old should date?

Now there's a general rule that always starts this game. The equation, of course: Half your age then add seven to work out if someone is too young for you to date; take seven off your age then double it to work out if someone is too old for you to date.
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Is it wrong for a 24 year old to sleep with an 18 year old?

By 18 she is a grown woman capable of knowing her mind, expressing her opinions and consenting to her own relationships. If she chooses to consent to a relationship with a 24 year old man then her decision should be respected.
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Can a 22 year old sleep with a 17 year old?

The age of consent in California is 18 years old. Statutory rape criminal charges depend on the ages of the people involved. If the two people are not more than 3 years apart, having sex with a minor is a misdemeanor.
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Can a 17 year old date a 20 year old?

Can a 17 year old man date a 20 year old woman? Its not illegal to date. Never is it illegal to simply date. Going out for coffee, watching a movie, kissing, all of that is perfectly okay.
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Is it illegal for a 21 to date a 17 UK?

In the UK there is no law stating it is illegal for a 23 year old to date a 17 year old. As you are 17 and a young adult, you are old enough to decide if you want to be in a relationship with this man. The law doesn't really talk about dating - instead, it talks about what two people do between them.
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Can a 40 year old date a 17 year old?

If the age of consent is higher than 16, the 40 year old will likely be guilty of statutory rape. It is not illegal to be in a non-sexual relationship with the same age gap.
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Is 17 and 24 legal?

Until the 17 year old is over 18, it is illegal… And a 24 year old interested in dating a 17 year old is either immature for their age, or a pedophile… Some serious red-flags should be waving/warning bells going-off at this point…
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Can a 16 year old date a 24 year old?

Legally, in more than half the states it's legal for a 16 year old to date a 24/25 year old and be sexually intimate. Here is a map of the age of consent by state in the USA.
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Can a 16 year old marry a 25 year old?

16- or 17-year-olds can marry someone no more than four years older with approval from a juvenile court judge. With parental consent, a person can marry at 16. With parental consent, a person can marry at 16.
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Can a 26 year old date a 16 year old?

Any sort of sexual contact with a 16-year-old would be a serious criminal offense. That includes all sorts of contact well short of penetration or oral sex. It is easy to imagine various scenarios where she or someone she knows or someone you know accuses you of having sexual contact with her.
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