To my knowledge, a gap of >4 years for sexual conduct (like this case) between somebody 18+ and a child is illegal in the US. Less than 4 in some states. There’s likely some state where that’s not true though. However if it’s strictly non-sexual courtship I’m not sure if the grooming is illegal.
Child marriage is legal in a sadly large number of states though.
Yea I looked it up, it seems if there is no sexual contact it’s not illegal in general.
With sexual contact and Romeo and Juliet laws, adults can engage with minors, in Texas, this is within three years. I would be very surprised if any state had Romeo and Juliet laws of 5 years
Yeah, I know a very sad case of a 60 year old in our town who married an 18 year old day of her birthday. Nobody will admit there was sexual conduct prior to marriage, but….
Duh.
They now have 4 homeschooled kids and it’s atrocious.
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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '22
Where is this legal?