Quote:
Originally Posted by Rathji
I think sexual interference/sex with a minor is one crime where even if she says she is of legal age, you need to prove that you went to extraordinary measures to be certain of her age and that she was able to provide reasonable proof of that. Even picking up a girl in a bar, or any other location where age of the people present is assumed, does not allow you to make an assumption about her age.
|
I think you also have to look at it in the grand scheme of things too...finding a girl under 16 years old in a bar is highly unlikely...though...if you were 19, a 15 year old can still consent to have sex with you.
There seems to be a lot of misconeptions about age of consent and the legality of it (though obviously morally will differ)...
Quote:
- Basically, the legal age of consent is 16 years.
- On May 1, 2008, the federal government amended the Criminal Code of Canada to raise the age of consent to sexual activity from 14 to 16 years of age.
- If you are 12 or 13 years old, and you have sex with somebody more than two years older than you are, the other person can be charged with Sexual Assault.
- If you're 14 or 15 years old, you can consent to have sex with someone who is less than five years older than you.
- You can't legally consent to have sex with someone who is in a position of trust, power or authority over you, for example, a minister, coach, employer, teacher, police officer.
|
http://www.sacc.to/sya/crime/law.htm