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Ms. Toad
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Wed Dec-28-05 09:50 PM
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is that it would be a rare 15 year old who could say "No" to a demand for sex from a 50 year old because of the status and power differential between them. If it is impossible to meaningfully say "No," then saying "Yes" is not a choice that is freely made.
The same cannot be said between a 15 year old and a 17 year old.
I agree with the principles of the Georgia law, but if there isn't an age difference test there needs to be one - and one that is larger than 2 years. Four years (as in the WA law) makes some sense because most high schools span 4 years. That would avoid criminalizing consensual sex between high school students (in most instances).
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