YoungHeartOldSoul t1_j37goic wrote on January 6, 2023 at 3:55 PM

Reply to comment by raven4747 in Are sex offenders required to notify neighbors in PA? by mama-moth

I'm not justifying it my point is that we need more context before you can pass a judgment on this. Yeah it may warrant investigation but it's not immediately, obviously illegal.

I myself at 16 dated a Jr in high school that was 18 or 19 due to birthday shenanigans, it's not that undead of.

linsor1 t1_j37w7ns wrote on January 6, 2023 at 5:29 PM

Context is the parents didn't like him because he wasn't "good enough" for their daughter. They were both still in high school, she was almost 16, and they pressed charges before she turned 16, which is the age of consent, or was at the time anyway. He tried to fight it based on how close she was to turning 16, but her family was well known in a smaller town, so who do you think the court system would side with? He wasn't a bad guy at all, he just wasn't of a good enough social class for them.

raven4747 t1_j37ivqz wrote on January 6, 2023 at 4:09 PM

nah I agree there are some rare instances where its not as bad.. but as an 18 yr old male, you gotta know better and its no one's fault but your own if you get in trouble for it.

AbsentEmpire t1_j389y8h wrote on January 6, 2023 at 6:51 PM

OK so a 17 year old boy in high school dating a 15 year old a grade below him should immediately break up the second they turn 18 even though nothing else changed or risk being labeled a sex offender for life, because you think it's now automatically creepy. That seems totally reasonable.

bens111 t1_j37m4ci wrote on January 6, 2023 at 4:29 PM

If you dated an 18+ year old as a 16 year old that is creepy af. It just is.