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States relax penalties for consensual teen sex
62 Comments by December 27 7:05 AMAfter Genarlow Wilson of Georgia was sentenced to 10 years without the possibility of parole for engaging in consensual oral sex when he was 17 and the girl was 15, a handful of states have revamped laws originally meant to target sex offenders. Stateline.org reports:
Connecticut, Florida, Indiana and Texas enacted laws in 2007 that make a distinction between sexual predators and adolescents who do not pose a risk, such as those caught in so-called “Romeo and Juliet” relationships, in which one partner is of consenting age and the other is not.
Check out the changes here. Realistic approach or slippery slope?
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