Is it illegal to date a minor when you are 18 online?

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by Grant St. Jullian III

September 7, 2016

Asked 8/27/2016 – Fort Stockton, TX

I met this girl online, I’m from Tx she’s from Iowa and we have been online dating just messaging no pictures nothing just talking. My question is it illegal to dirty talk to her?
I’m 18 and she’s 16.

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See Texas Penal Code Section 33.021 – Online Solicitation of a Minor. Be VERY careful…are you SURE she is 16? An offense under this section is a felony.

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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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