These laws are designed to reduce or eliminate penalties for teenagers who engage in consensual sexual activity. Romeo and Juliet laws in Utah may protect these parties. But what happens when the defendant is 18 and their partner is 17?įor teenagers of a certain age, it is not uncommon for a 16- or 17-year-old minor to have a slightly older boyfriend or girlfriend. Even if a minor consented to have sex, the act is considered criminal because minors cannot give consent to sexual intercourse.
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