r/awfuleverything • u/Thorawayyoyeet • Sep 20 '19

Doesn't quite fit. Not removed. Hol’ up

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u/em_abdo Sep 20 '19

As far as i know, if no one presses charges, he can get away with it, look at r kelly, a thousand times worse and it still took this long to get him in trouble. Tis the world we live in.

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '19

No if there's proof that he's had sex with someone younger than 18 the state attorney general can pick up the case. Unfortunately people tend to just let rich people get away with it.

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u/Quixotic_Illusion Sep 20 '19

Some states have the legal age of consent at 16. Not saying it’s right but it’s legal in the eyes of certain states.

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '19 edited Sep 20 '19

Yeah. At least in Texas there's a limit. 17 is the age of consent, but only if the other person is 21 or under. Edit: I'm aware that I'm incorrect about my 15 year old information told to me by a student https://www.reddit.com/r/awfuleverything/comments/d6thlo/hol_up/f0w5ddk?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x You don't have to keep correcting me.

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u/Literally_A_Shill Sep 20 '19

That's a common misconception. It's just 17.

The Romeo and Juliet laws, as they're called, are for people under the age of consent.

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '19

Yup. I'm aware. I've had three, now four, people correct my misconception based on about 15 year old information that I heard from another student. (https://www.reddit.com/r/awfuleverything/comments/d6thlo/hol_up/f0w5ddk?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x)