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Friday March 12, 2010
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Age of Consent Questions for ConnecticutQ&A on statutory rape laws, age of consent laws, sexual assault laws for Connecticut. Ask your Question Connecticut dating and statutory rape question:: April 20, 2008 18:11my boyfriend just turned 18 and i am turning 16 in 3 months. when i am 16, is it illegal for us to have sexual intercourse? The statutory age of consent in Connecticut is 16. This means at the age of 16 a person can no longer become a victim of statutory rape. When considering the legal aspect of the adult/minor relationship, it is important to consider the legal rights and authority of the minor's parents. When an adult (18 or older) is engaged in a sexual relationship with a minor who meets statutory requirments for consent, parents may have certain legal rights and authority to prevent it. No adult may interfere with the parents legal right to protect and maintain control of their minor child. There are other laws that can potentially impact the adult in the relationship. Bottom line, communicatiion is important and parents should be advised (and agree) with the dating relationship. 19 year old sends naked picture to 15 year old:: July 04, 2007 20:05I was messing with my cell phone and accidentally sent a picture to my girl friend. some friend said i could get arrested for sending graphic stuff on cell phones, PDA's laptops etc... then she sent it to a couple of her under age friends. what's the law if i was to send a nude picture to my g-friend through my cell phone? can I be arrested for it? Given your ages, there are two Connecticut state laws that you should be aware of outlined below. Sec. 53a-71. Sexual assault in the second degree: Class C or B felony.(a) A person is guilty of sexual assault in the second degree when such person engages in sexual intercourse with another person and: (1) Such other person is thirteen years of age or older but under sixteen years of age and the actor is more than two years older than such person; or (2) such other person is mentally defective to the extent that such other person is unable to consent to such sexual intercourse; or (3) such other person is physically helpless; or (4) such other person is less than eighteen years old and the actor is such person's guardian or otherwise responsible for the general supervision of such person's welfare; or (5) such other person is in custody of law or detained in a hospital or other institution and the actor has supervisory or disciplinary authority over such other person; or (6) the actor is a psychotherapist and such other person is (A) a patient of the actor and the sexual intercourse occurs during the psychotherapy session, (B) a patient or former patient of the actor and such patient or former patient is emotionally dependent upon the actor, or (C) a patient or former patient of the actor and the sexual intercourse occurs by means of therapeutic deception; or (7) the actor accomplishes the sexual intercourse by means of false representation that the sexual intercourse is for a bona fide medical purpose by a health care professional; or (8) the actor is a school employee and such other person is a student enrolled in a school in which the actor works or a school under the jurisdiction of the local or regional board of education which employs the actor; or (9) the actor is a coach in an athletic activity or a person who provides intensive, ongoing instruction and such other person is a recipient of coaching or instruction from the actor and (A) is a secondary school student and receives such coaching or instruction in a secondary school setting, or (B) is under eighteen years of age; or (10) the actor is twenty years of age or older and stands in a position of power, authority or supervision over such other person by virtue of the actor's professional, legal, occupational or volunteer status and such other person's participation in a program or activity, and such other person is under eighteen years of age. (b) Sexual assault in the second degree is a class C felony or, if the victim of the offense is under sixteen years of age, a class B felony, and any person found guilty under this section shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of which nine months of the sentence imposed may not be suspended or reduced by the court.Sec. 53a-90a. Enticing a minor. Penalties.(a) A person is guilty of enticing a minor when such person uses an interactive computer service to knowingly persuade, induce, entice or coerce any person under sixteen years of age to engage in prostitution or sexual activity for which the actor may be charged with a criminal offense. For purposes of this section, "interactive computer service" means any information service, system or access software provider that provides or enables computer access by multiple users to a computer server, including specifically a service or system that provides access to the Internet and such systems operated or services offered by libraries or educational institutions. (b) Enticing a minor is a class D felony for a first offense, a class C felony for a second offense and a class B felony for any subsequent offense. |
CT Age of Consent is 16
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