I'm a 15 year old girl going onto 16. I have a boyfriend that is 22 years old. We never have had sex and he knows I won't till marriage and he respects that and we never do anything sexual. I really like him but I'm scared of what could happen if we're caught. Can you tell me what the laws are that could possibly get us in trouble and what the penalties are please.

If there isn't any physical sexual activity going on, there are no laws prohibiting two people to date. However, any sexual activity, including fondling breasts, touching of sexual organs, etc., between a person 13-17 and a person more than 5 years older, is considered "Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse," a Class 2 felony. This is punishable by 3-7 years in prison and up to a $25,000 fine. One thing to note as well, a person 13-17 engaging in sexual actvity with a person less than 5 years older is "Criminal Sexual Abuse," a Class A misdemeanor.