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Originally posted by Graham
No, and I'm glad you brought the point up.
There are some countries, eg Canada which have what I've heard referred to as a "two year gap" law, ie that provided there's no more that two years difference between the participants, then the (consenting) act is acceptable eg for a fourteen year old to have sex with a sixteen year old would be ok, but not with a twenty two year old.
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Oddly enough, a 35 year old man could get away with having sex with a 14/15 year old in the UK - he can only be prosecuted if the girl makes a complaint to the police. She could go as far as admitting to 100 police that he did it, but unless she agrees to a prosecution, he'll get away with it.
The final twist in the 'Section 6' (unlawful sexual intercourse) act is that more than 12 months after the offense is commited, she can no longer bring a case against him and he'd get away with it, such are the UK's curious laws.