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PP here.  I want to add that this is a tricky area.  Some form of call out may be appropriate, but sex offender list and jail for a first offense is ridiculous.  There is no evidence that he is a predator.  The burden of proof should be, was it reasonable to assume she was of age -- base it on physical appearance and what they said.  [/quote]

Wait, what? It's ok to have sex with a 12-year-old, if you think that the 12-year-old looks like the 12-year-old is 17, and the 12-year-old said that the 12-year-old is 17?[/quote]

I did not say it is ok...only that there is an intention.  It should be illegal intend to have sex with a 12 yo.  If someone tells me they are 18, they look 18, is it reasonable to assume they are 18?  Or do I need to card them?  What if they have a fake id?  The burden should be on what a reasonable person would think.

I do not think anyone would confuse an 11 yo for a 16 yo, for example.  But I can see (physically) mistaking a 14 yo for a 17 yo.  [/quote]

In other words, it should be legal to have sex with a 12-year-old if a reasonable person would think that the 12-year-old was 18?

Yikes.

Here's an idea: if you're not 100% certain that the person you're planning to have sex with is over the age of consent, don't have sex with them -- or do, and risk the consequences.[/quote]

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