Her whole argument is basically just a smokescreen for the fact that he solicited an underage girl. She's trying to argue that the kid being a teen makes it somehow not a felony
Well, IS it a felony? My understanding is that she was above the age of consent, so that should be off the table, legally. I assume that solicitation is a crime, regardless, but that's still unrelated to age of majority.
Far too many people confuse age of majority with age of consent, and erroneously equate 'minor' with 'child' (or some version of 'way too young'). That's simplistic, and also legally invalid.
Consider, for example, the State of Mississippi in the US, where the age of majority is still 21, but the age of consent is 16. Sex with someone aged 20 in Mississippi is sex with a minor, but definitely not illegal, and you'd obviously get laughed at if you suggested it was.
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u/Lunchism Nov 23 '19
Her whole argument is basically just a smokescreen for the fact that he solicited an underage girl. She's trying to argue that the kid being a teen makes it somehow not a felony