Age of Consent

[steve_3327]

What exactly does this mean its the age of 14 here in canada can someone explain what it means

[RecordProducer]

The age of consent is the age when the law says you can agree to have sex. In most countries, until you reach this age you can't legally have sex with anyone, however old they are. Sometimes the law is slightly different when the partners are of a similar age, but there is usually still a minimum age below which sex is always illegal.

 

Although some young people may feel that they are mature enough to engage in a sexual relationship, others may lack the emotional development to deal with this or to feel confident enough to say 'no'. Age of consent laws are there to protect young people from being sexually exploited by adults.

 

Statutory rape is the crime that someone can be charged with if they have sex with a person who has not reached the age of consent but who agrees to have sex. Some countries have different names for this, and some states in the US call it 'unlawful sexual penetration' or just 'rape'.

 

Some places count things like kissing as sexual contact, and other places only count sexual intercourse. Check out the laws in your state or country.

Google "age of consent" for more information.

[steve_3327]

so would it be wrong for me to get into a non-sexual relationship with a 15 yaer old, i am 19. i am not looking for sex

[steve_3327]

oh my that should really be raised to atleast 16 here in canada

[RecordProducer]

If the age of consent is 14, it means that above age 14 she is allowed to have consentual sex. There is nothing wrong with a non-sexual relationship, but if you don't want to break the law, talk to a legal advisor for your area about this.

 

The Criminal Code does not now criminalize consensual sexual activity with or between persons 14 or over, unless it takes place in a relationship of trust or dependency, in which case sexual activity with persons over 14 but under 18 can constitute an offence, notwithstanding their consent. Even consensual activity with those under 14 but over 12 may not be an offence if the accused is under 16 and less than two years older than the complainant. The exception, of course, is anal intercourse, to which unmarried persons under 18 cannot legally consent.

 

Basically, the legal age of consent is 14 years of age. There are restrictions though, and clear guidelines on what constitutes voluntary consent.

 

If a person is under 14 years old, and they have a sexual relationship with somebody more than two years older, the other person can be charged with Sexual Assault. For example, if a 13 year old consents to a sexual relationship with a 15 year old, no one can be charged. But, if a 13 year old consents to a sexual relationship with a 16 year old person, the 16 year old can be charged.

 

For anyone under 18 years of age, it is not legal to have a sexual relationship with someone who is in a position of trust, power or authority . For example, if they are a minister, priest, coach, employer, teacher, police officer, babysitter, judge, fireman, EMR, nurse, doctor, etc., they can be charged. Basically, anyone who is normally placed in charge of people, is in a position of trust, power, or authority.

 

The law is also very specific as to what constitutes voluntary consent. Under the Criminal Code of Canada; Consent is a voluntary agreement to engage in a physical (sexual) relationship. Under that law this includes touching, fondling, kissing, undressing, and intercourse. Consent that is obtained through pressure, coercion, force, or threats of force is not voluntary consent.

 

The following are NOT considered consent:

 

The agreement is expressed by the words or conduct of someone else.

 

The person is incapable of consenting to the activity (ex. blacked out, impaired by alcohol or narcotics, unconscious, sleeping)

 

 

 

The person is convinced to engage in the activity by someone who is abusing a position of trust, power, or authority.

 

The person expresses, by words or conduct, a lack of agreement to engage in the activity (Actions can be interpreted as a refusal ).

 

After consenting a person can express, by words or conduct, a lack of agreement.

Consent obtained using coercion, threat, force, or threat of force is not considered consent.

The law of course, goes into much more detail than the above, covering a vast array of situations and possibilities.

[Outcast]

Steve, you are too old for her. Really, get a grip and find someone closer to your own age. You can ask the question another 17 ways and the answer will be the same.

[Blackfrost]

I reccomend older women steve.

[cottoncandy]

But Steve said it was a non sexual relationship he was after .. so .. what is the harm in being friends with someone that young?My daughter is 27 and she is real good friends with a 14 year old down the street .. or is it different with a woman being older?

[blue16]

But Steve said it was a non sexual relationship he was after ..

 

Ya right...

[RecordProducer]

:lmao:

Ya right...

[the corinthian]

What exactly does this mean its the age of 14 here in canada can someone explain what it means

 

The age of consent is not what it seems to be in most instances. Unless you received this information through a very reliable, legal source, you can definitely consider what you heard or read completely inaccurate.

 

Reliable, legal sources are very rarely on the internet, unless you access said source by paying a membership fee.

 

so would it be wrong for me to get into a non-sexual relationship with a 15 yaer old, i am 19. i am not looking for sex

 

For me, you can provide no plausible excuse for associating with a fifteen year-old girl at the age of nineteen. To me, that is just creepy. Go ahead and do what you want, but I am willing to lay down a decent sum of money that the "age of consent" is not quite what you think it is.

[amerikajin]

First off, I doubt very seriously that the age of consent in Canada is 14. In most Westernized countries that I know of, it's at least 16 and in most cases, 17 or even 18. I admit, though, I do not know how the law works in Canada.

 

In the United States, a good general rule of thumb is, if you're over 18, and she's under 18, sexual relations is probably a bad idea. The "age of consent" is often a bit tricky, and it varies from state to state. Each state has a separate and different criminal code, with different definitions and interpretations under that code. Age of consent in one state can be taken literally as it reads; in another, age of consent may come with a series of qualifications, such as provided that you have actual PROOF of consent. Proof of consent may in some cases require that a person actually have a signed document, recognized by an official court, swearing that the minor has agreed to have consensual sex with said person. See how tricky this can become?

 

Short and sweet, you're much better off finding someone over the age of 18 - for a number of reasons.

[slubberdegullion]

Actually, amerikajin, the age of consent in Canada is 14. Scary, I know.

 

B. Bill C-15 (1)

 

...Bill C-15 created new offences called "sexual interference" and "invitation to sexual touching" that now prohibit adults from engaging in virtually any kind of sexual contact with either boys or girls under the age of 14, irrespective of consent. Introduced at the same time, the offence of "sexual exploitation" also makes it an offence for an adult to have any such contact with boys and girls over 14 but under 18, where a relationship of trust or authority exists between the adult and child. (emphasis added)

[LarryDavid'sDad]

The age of consent in Canada is 14, as it is in many other countries. The 18 year old age of consent in the United States is one of the highest in the world. Very few countries, especially in the rich world, have an age of consent above 16. Japan's is 13. Encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com has them all.

[LarryDavid'sDad]

The age of consent in Canada is 14, as it is in many other countries around the world. In Japan it's 13. In Chili it's 12. The 18 year old age of consent in the United States is one of the highest in the world. Very few countries, especially in the rich world, have an age of consent above 16. Encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com has info on about 70 or 80 countries.

 

In deciding upon a legal age of consent a society needs to ask the question - how old does a person have to be before they can make their own decisions in life? Is a 13 year old capable of making a conscious choice? If a 13 year old is punished by the law when he or she is caught shoplifting, hasn't that country determined that a 13 year old is infact capable of making a conscious choice? How can that same country determine that a 13 year old girl cannot consciously choose who she'll have sex with? It's digustingly hypocritical....not that I'm saying I want have sex with kids or anything.

[Panhandler]

I heard they are changing that law...

 

I dunno how it is in Canada, but here I have 14 year olds asking me out every now and then. But they are foolish flirts and their parents are still broods who watch their every move. So even if I liked them, and I do like to have fun with them sometimes talk and flirt a little, doesn't mean I can have any relationship with them.

 

You should concider the same, that there is the rare occassions when a girls parents don't care about them, or mind them going out with a good older guy who doesn't seem corruptive, or dumb enuff to have sex with their kids out of wedlock. But in most cases I think you will be disappointed on all front with the relationship.

 

Young girls are fun to tease and play with, and they like to do that with older guys sure, but they do not have control over their lives where having a relationship is ever satisfying. I have this problem with girls even 18 19 that I think are too immature for me. The relationship never progresses, cause it's like they are stuck behind their schedule all the time, which never has much free time for you.

 

But I am attracted to the innoccence and good nature of younger girls. Where I feel like girls my age are mature with a deviant mind to use and or play with me however they can. Of course I look young too, many girls 16 or younger look like they have got maybe 8-10 years of age on me in some respects. Cause of my lolita-man looks..

[guest1234]

In deciding upon a legal age of consent a society needs to ask the question - how old does a person have to be before they can make their own decisions in life? Is a 13 year old capable of making a conscious choice? If a 13 year old is punished by the law when he or she is caught shoplifting, hasn't that country determined that a 13 year old is infact capable of making a conscious choice? How can that same country determine that a 13 year old girl cannot consciously choose who she'll have sex with? It's digustingly hypocritical....not that I'm saying I want have sex with kids or anything.

 

Because theres a difference between choosing to have sex and choosing to shoplift. Choosing, for example, what brand of cereal to eat for breakfast, doesn't require the same level of maturity it takes to make many other decisions; it also doesnt have very far reaching consequences. You'll notice that this choice isn't regulated by law.

This isnt so different from the issue at hand. It isnt hypocritical for a society to decide that a 13 yo girl is mature enough to decide to shoplift, but not mature enough to decide to have sex, simply because these choices, the society decides, require different levels of maturity and have different consequences.

[notatall]

The age of consent is not what it seems to be in most instances. Unless you received this information through a very reliable, legal source, you can definitely consider what you heard or read completely inaccurate.

 

Reliable, legal sources are very rarely on the internet, unless you access said source by paying a membership fee.

 

 

 

For me, you can provide no plausible excuse for associating with a fifteen year-old girl at the age of nineteen. To me, that is just creepy. Go ahead and do what you want, but I am willing to lay down a decent sum of money that the "age of consent" is not quite what you think it is.

ok. so i am 15 and i am going out with a guy that is about to turn 18.

is it going to be illegal to date him?? (we'er not having a sexual relationship).

[Teacher2B]

Wow, this is just another example of "when does it become right?" If I read everything correctly, both parties are over the age of consent. This is hardly relevant, however, since he states that he is not looking for a sexual relationship with her at this time. Now... in three years, she will be 18, he 22. Is he still too old for her? Both of them will still be in college, probably the same one! lol

 

Steve, you are too old for her. Really, get a grip and find someone closer to your own age. You can ask the question another 17 ways and the answer will be the same.

[Admiral Thrawn]

If the age of consent is 14, it means that above age 14 she is allowed to have consentual sex. There is nothing wrong with a non-sexual relationship, but if you don't want to break the law, talk to a legal advisor for your area about this.

 

The Criminal Code does not now criminalize consensual sexual activity with or between persons 14 or over, unless it takes place in a relationship of trust or dependency, in which case sexual activity with persons over 14 but under 18 can constitute an offence, notwithstanding their consent. Even consensual activity with those under 14 but over 12 may not be an offence if the accused is under 16 and less than two years older than the complainant. The exception, of course, is anal intercourse, to which unmarried persons under 18 cannot legally consent.

 

Basically, the legal age of consent is 14 years of age. There are restrictions though, and clear guidelines on what constitutes voluntary consent.

 

If a person is under 14 years old, and they have a sexual relationship with somebody more than two years older, the other person can be charged with Sexual Assault. For example, if a 13 year old consents to a sexual relationship with a 15 year old, no one can be charged. But, if a 13 year old consents to a sexual relationship with a 16 year old person, the 16 year old can be charged.

 

For anyone under 18 years of age, it is not legal to have a sexual relationship with someone who is in a position of trust, power or authority . For example, if they are a minister, priest, coach, employer, teacher, police officer, babysitter, judge, fireman, EMR, nurse, doctor, etc., they can be charged. Basically, anyone who is normally placed in charge of people, is in a position of trust, power, or authority.

 

The law is also very specific as to what constitutes voluntary consent. Under the Criminal Code of Canada; Consent is a voluntary agreement to engage in a physical (sexual) relationship. Under that law this includes touching, fondling, kissing, undressing, and intercourse. Consent that is obtained through pressure, coercion, force, or threats of force is not voluntary consent.

 

The following are NOT considered consent:

 

The agreement is expressed by the words or conduct of someone else.

 

The person is incapable of consenting to the activity (ex. blacked out, impaired by alcohol or narcotics, unconscious, sleeping)

 

 

 

The person is convinced to engage in the activity by someone who is abusing a position of trust, power, or authority.

 

The person expresses, by words or conduct, a lack of agreement to engage in the activity (Actions can be interpreted as a refusal ).

 

After consenting a person can express, by words or conduct, a lack of agreement.

Consent obtained using coercion, threat, force, or threat of force is not considered consent.

The law of course, goes into much more detail than the above, covering a vast array of situations and possibilities.

 

So, if you were to touch someone, and there is no refusal or lack of agreement to engage in the activity, then that is consent?

[?yes?o?no?]

I i am wondering like if i am understanding this right um its ok for us to have sex?