Grames Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 It can be proven with a "Yes" or "No" from the younger party. But that is not proof, that is testimony. Testimony is a rather unreliable form of evidence. If it is just one person's word against another's then one person must be lying and other evidence must be found. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JASKN Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 (edited) Well, I suppose we'll never know then, just like with all sexual encounters, without actual recorded evidence. Edit: Even with a recording, a context would have to be established based on testimony. Edited December 3, 2012 by JASKN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softwareNerd Posted July 18, 2014 Report Share Posted July 18, 2014 I don't know. Take this scenario: 18 yr old dating a 17 yr old -> parents catch them in the act -> 18 yr old is charged with statutory rape -> 18 yr old is listed as a sex offender for the rest of his life. I didn't realize that even someone committing a so-called offence as young as 12 can end up on the sex-offender's list. Even if the facts aren't quite as reported in that story, surely the "culprit" does not belong on a list. Like with many drug-related crimes, the general public ignores the injustice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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