Q: Can a 17 year old girl date a boy who is 14 and turning 15 in febuary when she is turning 18 in may?
A:
Date? Yes. That question is answered. Have sex? Absolutely not, it is a crime called sexual battery in FL. No one 15 or under has the ability to consent, so consent does not matter. Oddly here, the girl is old enough to consent, but the boy is not. So, the girl could most likely be charged with sexual battery, and if it occurs after she is 18, she will be charged as an adult. She might be charged as an adult now, but is actually still a minor. So, if it is brought in juvenile court, what do you think the judge is going to say to her? What should the judge say to teenagers who have sex? Do you think it will stop the sex?
There is a possibility that you as a parent can go and get a restraining order which prohibits her from even contacting the boy in any way, directly or indirectly. That might be the best solution to these circumstances.
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