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can a boy the age of 19 go to jail for having sex with a 15 year old?

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can a boy the age of 19 go to jail for having sex with a 15 year old?

Yes. You would be violating statute 11-37-6 Third degree sexual assault.

§ 11-37-6 Third degree sexual assault. – A person is guilty of third degree sexual assault if he or she is over the age of eighteen (18) years and engaged in sexual penetration with another person over the age of fourteen (14) years and under the age of consent, sixteen (16) years of age.

§ 11-37-7 Penalty for third degree sexual assault. – Every person who shall commit sexual assault in the third degree shall be imprisoned for not more than five (5) years.


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