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The U.S. ages of consent vary by state and can be affected by the position of authority of one of the parties involved, such as a teacher or coach.
in the United States is not uniform: every state sets its own threshold (either 16, 17, or 18) and most jurisdictions also include close‑in‑age “Romeo and Juliet” exceptions and special rules for auth...
The majority of set their statutory age of sexual consent at 16, with a smaller number at 17 and 18; a federal review counted 34 states at 16, six at 17, and eleven at 18 (ASPE) . are not uniform: nea...
The legal age of sexual consent is set by states and territories and therefore varies: most states set it between 16 and 18 years old, with the lowest statutory age commonly cited as 16 and the highes...
In 2024–2025, reporting shows at least three jurisdictions moved notable age-of-consent measures into committee or onto the floor: unanimously advanced a bill to raise the criminal/sexual to 18 (Senat...