回答: 美国各个州的age of consent 由 推拿手 于 2024-08-21 23:11

| An Exception to the Age of Consent in Texas
As mentioned in the chart above, the age of consent in Texas is 17. Texas, as well as many other states, has created a so-called “Romeo and Juliet” law, an exception to the statutory rape and age of consent law. Romeo and Juliet laws are targeted toward teenagers and young adults who engage in sexual relations with someone under the age of consent (17 in Texas), but who are still close in age to the sexual partner. The Romeo and Juliet provision creates a close in age exemption and keeps these would-be offenders from being classified as sex offenders. cool18.com
Under Texas law, if a person over the age of 17 has consensual sexual intercourse with someone under the age of 17, but there is alsono more than a three-year age difference between the two partners, the Texas Romeo and Juliet law will not allow the older person to be charged with statutory rape or be classified as a sex offender.