The age of consent in Mexico City (former Federal District, DF) is 12, one of the lowest in the world, and the entire penal code in the Mexican capital is similar to that of the federal law on the subject, although stricter in some respects – heavier penalties and broader definitions. Section 21.12 Inappropriate relationship between educator and student Prohibits sexual contact between a school employee (including educators)[209][210][211][212] and a student enrolled in the elementary or secondary school or school district where the employee works (unless the student is the employee`s spouse). The law does not stipulate an age (even if the student has reached the age of consent, it is still a violation), and violations are a second-degree felony. Persons registered under 21.12. have been convicted, do not have to register as sex offenders. The law exists to prevent scenarios in which a teacher or employee forces a student to have sex in exchange for higher grades or other favors. [213] The age of consent in St. Vincent and the Grenadines is 15. [45] The penalty for the lawful rape of a girl over the age of 13 but under the age of 15 is five years in prison; Under 13 years of age is life imprisonment. [46] The age of consent in Wisconsin is 18, and there is no exception for the age of transition to age. However, there is a matrimonial exception that allows a person to have sexual relations with a minor from the age of 16 if married to the minor. If the minor is under 16 years of age, sexual intercourse and sexual interference constitute a crime; Sexual intercourse with a minor between the ages of 16 and 17 by an offender who is not married to the minor is a Class A offence.
However, Wisconsin has a child temptation law that prohibits people of any age from taking people under the age of 18 to a private place such as a room and exposing them to a sexual organ or asking the minor to expose their sexual organ. This is a Class B or C crime.[221] 948.09 Sexual intercourse with a child 16 years of age or older. Every person who has sexual intercourse with a child who is not the spouse of the accused and who has attained the age of 16 years is guilty of a Class A offence. Legal requirements for reporting rape are usually found in the sections of state codes dealing with minors, children and families, family relationships, or social services, while the penal or penal code deals with the legality of certain crimes. This section of the report summarizes States` obligations to report child abuse and the extent to which they address the issue of legal rape. It is divided into four subsections. The state rape law sets the age of consent at 16 and contradicts another law; Pennsylvania`s Corruption of Minors Act states that the age of consent is 18. This has caused some confusion, as the laws allow 16- and 17-year-olds to get along, but not at 18 or older. Adolescents between the ages of 13 and 15 can accept a partner under the age of four older.
This is uncertain because if an accused may not be affected by laws on breaking the law, among other offenses, they could be prosecuted. In Utah, the minimum age for consenting to sexual behavior is 18. (All age groups mentioned are “at the time of action.”) Under the Romeo and Juliet exception, it is legal for minors aged 16 and 17 to engage in consensual sexual acts with partners under the age of 7 and up to 10 years older if the eldest did not know the age of the minor. [88] Although the minimum age of marriage in Illinois (with parental consent or a court order) is 16,[35] there is no legal exception to the age of sexual consent. There are other special offences, namely sexual conduct towards a child in the first degree and sexual behaviour towards a child in the second degree, which punish sexual relations with a minor associated with an additional unlawful sexual act over long periods of time. These do not subject a person to more penalties than the crimes listed above, but simply provide a gimmick for prosecutors to avoid the requirement that a single sexual act be stated in a rape charge. (See People v. Beauchamp, 74 N.Y.2d 639; 539 N.E.2d 1105 [1989].) In the case of aggravated sexual assault (a first-degree crime), a person must have committed sexual penetration (i.e., intercalary, oral, sex, or something inserted), while (1) the victim was under the age of 13 or (2) the perpetrator exercised legal or professional authority over the victim, who was between the ages of 13 and 15. (All other conditions for aggravated sexual assault do not affect the age of consent in New Jersey.) Translation: Article 176.
Anyone who obtains sexual intercourse with a person over fourteen years of age and under eighteen years of age using a condition of benefit, even with his consent, is liable to imprisonment for two to four years. As you can see in the North Carolina example, age of consent laws become complicated depending on the state laws in place. For this reason, brief reviews for eight other states are included below. Anyone who incites or provides, promotes or uses persons under the age of 16 or a person with a disability for sexual or erotic purposes and requires them to witness or participate in an act or performance in public or private, even if the victim agrees to witness or participate in such an act, is punishable by imprisonment for five to seven years. or four to six years if the victim is between 16 and 18 years old. The age of consent in Central American countries is between 15 and 18 years. The crime of “child abuse” makes it illegal for anyone to “engage in immoral or indecent acts against or in the presence of or with a child under the age of 16 with intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires of the child or person,” as well as to electronically transmit any depiction of such an act. [147] It provides for a minimum sentence of 5 years and a maximum sentence of 20 years. Years in prison for a first-time offender, as well as mandatory counselling and sentencing guidelines for sex offenders. For repeat offenders, the minimum sentence is 10 years and the maximum penalty is life imprisonment. This crime has the same quasi-age exception as the aforementioned legal rape if the victim is 14 or 15 years old and the actor is 18 or younger and is under 4 years old.