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Originally Posted by Clarkey
A caller on a talk radio program said that her 14 year old was having sex with a 30/40-some year old (can't remember the age) and they would phone the police but were told there was nothing the police could do about it.
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Yeah, I saw a mother on CBC the other night who's 14 year-old daughter was having a relationship with a 33-year-old, and the police couldn't do anything about it because it was consentual and legal. So while this legislation would make that relationship illegal, it would be legal again in a year and a half when the girl turns 16.
I think I sliding scale is needed: if you're 14, you get a 2-year upward window (partners can be as old as 16), if you're 15, you get a 4-year window, if you're 16, you get an 8-year window (up to age 24), and if you're 17, you get a 12-year window. Such a system would give teens increasing freedoms as they mature, and would outlaw relationships between 30-year-olds and anyone under 18.