Q: Can my parents press charges against my 18 year old boyfriend and can he go to jail?
My boyfriend is 18 while I am 15. He turns 19 a month after I turn 16 and is 2 years and 10 months older than me. I read somewhere that in the state of New York, the age of consent is 15 if your partner is no more than 3 years older than you, according to Romeo Juliet law.
A: The age of consent in New York is 17, so your boyfriend can face criminal charges if there is sexual contact between the two of you.
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