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36. Age of consent laws vary by state.

Mon Aug 18, 2025, 06:46 PM

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Most states it's somewhere from 14 to 16 years old.

Some states allow for young adults to have sex even if one is older that 18. They are called Romeo and Juliet laws.

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Trump admin denies helping Israeli official charged with child sex crimes in Nevada [View all] iemanja Aug 18 OP

President Pedo strikes again otchmoson Aug 18 #1

wow...protectors of pedos, eh...? FirstLight Aug 18 #2

It's barely being covered iemanja Aug 18 #3

Journalism these days is so horrible... FirstLight Aug 18 #4

There's TONS of stuff the mainstream media are ignoring. Paladin Aug 18 #6

It really is bad. Mosby Aug 18 #8

I am sure Israel will extradite them IbogaProject Aug 18 #5

Of course he helped him out. Baitball Blogger Aug 18 #7

He helped Ghislaine Maxwell mdbl Aug 18 #9

So much for protecting American children from predators, foreign or domestic IronLionZion Aug 18 #10

No children were involved in this sting operation. Mosby Aug 18 #11

I am aware of how sting operations work in law enforcement. IronLionZion Aug 18 #12

So you know there are no actual victims and the police and prosecutors rely on deception Mosby Aug 18 #13

Are you supporting this predator? IronLionZion Aug 18 #18

No. But I don't support stings. Mosby Aug 18 #19

There is a chasm of difference between an adult sex worker and a child iemanja Aug 18 #23

How old were the "children" in this sting op? Mosby Aug 18 #25

What difference does it make if the officer pretended to be 10 or 17? Incanus Aug 18 #35

Age of consent laws vary by state. Mosby Aug 18 #36

If the CHILDREN were over the age of consent iemanja Aug 18 #39

This arrest was for a CHILD sexual predator. Incanus Aug 18 #40

No where in this thread have i made excuses for predatory behavior. Mosby Aug 19 #43

This predator got into a car to meet what he thought was a child for sex. Incanus Aug 19 #46

Those details aren't in the paper, but they said "children," not minors iemanja Aug 18 #37

The police are using loaded language on purpose. Mosby Aug 19 #44

I've bookmarked this thread. nt iemanja Aug 19 #45

According to the Guardian Mosby Aug 19 #48

So were Epstein's victims iemanja Aug 19 #49

You keep assuming things in my posts. Mosby Aug 19 #51

That doesn't seem accurate iemanja Aug 19 #50

Patently false iemanja Aug 18 #14

The police pretended to be a child. Mosby Aug 18 #15

How many children do you think he has already molested? iemanja Aug 18 #16

I'm not a fan of sting operations. Mosby Aug 18 #17

Better to let the men molest children? iemanja Aug 18 #21

Stings don't prevent crime, they create crime. Mosby Aug 18 #24

Agree 100%. rzemanfl Aug 18 #26

First it's not entrapment, it's a crime. Buddyzbuddy Aug 18 #29

This is a difficult issue to discuss Mosby Aug 18 #33

It's the job of defense attorney's, judges and juries to Buddyzbuddy Aug 19 #42

"The fact that he is Israeli just caught my eye." is a blatant lie to readers of DU. PufPuf23 Aug 18 #31

Yeah, a couple days ago. Mosby Aug 18 #32

"Just caught your eye" implying today PufPuf23 Aug 18 #34

Nothing about your disapproval of a sting operation iemanja Aug 18 #38

An epstein/dumpy follower Clouds Passing Aug 18 #20

Every denial Quanto Magnus Aug 18 #22

After a 100% dirty election Trump is his own law now. Botany Aug 18 #27

But, of course! nt Exp Aug 18 #28

Journalist was Shaun King, not Sean King (mistake was MSNBC's, not OP's) nt More_Cowbell Aug 18 #30

Thanks for the correction. nt iemanja Aug 18 #41

Apparently he brought a condom with him to meet the decoy. Incanus Aug 19 #47

Deny, deny, deny, that's Humper's modus operandi. Fla Dem Aug 19 #52