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Old 04-25-2011, 06:06 PM   #16917 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MoonlitSunshine View Post
At the end of the day, the girl is the one with the responsibility to tell you that she isn't over the age of consent in her state, you cannot be expected to know those laws, and you've gotta be kidding me if you think it's the responsibility of the other person to question the younger about the age of consent in their home country/state before having drunked sex at a party.
It's completely irrelevant who the onus is on to question her age. Whether you are aware that she is underage or not, intercourse would still be considered STATUTORY RAPE. She could tell you that she is 24 or she could tell you that she is 14, it wouldn't make any difference in the courts' eyes.
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