Can a 19 year-old legally have sex with a 16 year-old?

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Can a 19 year-old legally have sex with a 16 year-old?

I’ve gotten mixed answers to this. Mostly regarding the FL age of consent laws. I’ve seem to have found a couple sites that from my understanding, say it is legal. My understanding is that someone 23 years of age and younger (no younger then 16) can have sex with someone of at least 16 years of age.

Asked on November 10, 2010 under Criminal Law, Florida

Answers:

M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 13 years ago | Contributor

In FL the age of legal consent as 18. However, you should understand that the "age of legal consent" is the age at which a person may consent to sexual contact with any person not in a position of authority, etc.  However, if a person is less than 24 years old, they may enter into sexual contact with a person who is at least 16 years old.  Bottom line, sexual relations with a person 16 or 17 is legal if the older partner is 23 or younger.


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