[jamelee]

If I'm 16 and that's the legal age to have sex and my boyfriend is 20 can he still get into trouble for being with me?

[Fr_Chuck]

16 is only the legal ag in some places, so where you from. Also each state in the US has its own laws about the age difference

[Alty]

I don't know but I hope so.

[JudyKayTee]

if im 16 and thats the legal age to have sex and my bf is 20 can he still get into trouble for being with me?

Depends on the State but I would wonder why a 20 year old, presumably out of high school and in college, is interested in having a relationship with someone who is most probably a Junior in high school - ?

The statistics on younger girl/older boyfriend and having sex are staggering - perhaps that is why 20 year olds date 16 years olds. Their own age group is not interested. The likelihood that the relationship will turn sexual is something like 4 times greater than when both parties are at or near the same age. I believe the study pertained to girls age 13 to 17 or 18.

I'll have to find it and post it - very interesting.

[Alty]

Judy, I'd love to see that study.

[JudyKayTee]

Judy, I'd love to see that study.

Here are the 3 off the top - interesting reading. Don't know who paid for the research (which always concerns me) but the results are pretty much the same. There are more out there, I just didn't bother pulling them.

http://www.webmd.com/sex-relationshi...er-boyfriends; http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/journals/3430402.html; Log In Problems

[waterland]

Depends where you are its different everywhere

[ScottGem]

Even if 16 is the age of consent, some areas have age difference laws that state that an adult having sex with a minor is illegal.

But, as others have mentioned. A 20 year old, involved with a minor is usually just in it for the sex and he is most likely exploiting you.