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I am 17 and my longtime boyfriend is 20. We are both legal residents of Maryland, where I know the legal age of consent is 16. However we recently moved to Virginia for a year, so we are not legal residents of the state. Can he be charged with rape, even though we technically still live in Maryland?

Jurisdiction falls to the laws of the state you are located in at the time the sexual act occurs no matter your state of residence. The laws in the state of Virginia would apply. The age of consent in Virginia is 18.

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