What would happen if a 17 year old fixing to turn 18 in July is considering having sexual intervourse with a 16 year old ?

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by Grant St. Jullian III

July 15, 2017

Asked about 6 hours ago – Plano, TX

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If a 17 year old fixing to be 18 in July gets involved with a 16 yearl old which she is fixing to be 17 in October can he face statutary rape charges.. or what can actually happen
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Answered 9 minutes ago. “Fixing to be” any age doesn’t count, the question is the age of the parties at the time of the act. See Texas Penal Code Section 22.011 – Sexual Assault, Section 21.11 – Indecency with a Child, and Section 43.25 – Sexual Performance by a Child. There may be some defenses to an act as you describe, but criminal prosecution is a possibility

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Grant St. Jullian III

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering – 1979 Univ. of Pennsylvania
Doctor of Jurisprudence 1982 University of Texas @ Austin
Licensed by the Supreme Court of Texas since 1982.

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