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In reply to the discussion: Brett Kavanaugh reportedly accused of sexual misconduct in letter flagged to the FBI by Democrats [View all]madville
(7,397 posts)51. Most states the age of consent is still 16-17
I think only 12 states have an age of consent of 18. Most states also have laws as well that shield teenage relationships, like in some states it is perfectly legal for an 18 year old to have sex with a 16 year old even if the age of consent is 18 because their ages are less than three years apart and stuff like that.
I would imagine most things would be well past most of the statute of limitations in existence as well.
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Brett Kavanaugh reportedly accused of sexual misconduct in letter flagged to the FBI by Democrats [View all]
malchickiwick
Sep 2018
OP
Depends on his age at the time. If he was 18 then, it would mean he was an adult.
Texin
Sep 2018
#18
High school is a bit long ago. Minors do wacko things sometimes. BUT this may relate to perjury?
Honeycombe8
Sep 2018
#33
Tough to Get Excited Over This Since It's Been Proven that Justice Thomas is a Sexual Preditor
Ccarmona
Sep 2018
#6
If the sexual misconduct led to a terminated teenage pregnancy...but let's not speculate!!
BamaRefugee
Sep 2018
#17
If they were both minors and that happened, they would have probably had parental consent.
Texin
Sep 2018
#21
I disagree. I think Feinstein is being quite petty here. It will probably backfire.
Trust Buster
Sep 2018
#23
So, if he kidnapped, barbecued, and cannibalized an entire mini-van full of cheerleaders...
LudwigPastorius
Sep 2018
#34
Whatever it is, I'm glad DiFi is proceeding with caution - no sense getting duped with a false or
diva77
Sep 2018
#25
If it has to do with sexually abusing a woman, republicans simply will not care.
Squinch
Sep 2018
#31
The Rumor Is He Took a Minor Across Statelines for Sex-That's a Federal Felony
Ccarmona
Sep 2018
#58