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An Older Person Having Sexual Relations with a Person Under

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An older person having sexual relations with a person under the state's age of consent (different in different states)


A) does not commit a crime if the underage female acts and dresses seductively and wants to have sex
B) commits a crime because the underage female is considered legally incapable of giving consent to have sex
C) can usually be convicted in an adult criminal court if the two parties are older adolescents of about the same age and the female was a virgin
D) should not be considered a crime because a great deal of basic developmental research shows that adolescents as young as 13 have the psychological maturity and judgment to engage in sex

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