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Q: Can I just give a 17 year old girl pecks on the cheek type kisses n hugs, and that be legal if I'm a 29 year old male?

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Dale S. Gribow
Dale S. Gribow
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  • Criminal Law Lawyer
  • Palm Desert, CA
  • Licensed in California

A: more info needed.

well, it would not be stat rape but I thinking you are playing with fire if you do that.

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Wais Azami
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Wais Azami
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  • Criminal Law Lawyer
  • Garden Grove, CA
  • Licensed in California

A: Be very careful! Hugging may be ok and pecks on the cheeks but any touching of privates or intercourse will be deemed sexual assault of a minor. You're playing with fire! What if she's smarter than you and accuses you of something to get something in return? This is not worth it on many levels.

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