This rule states that by dividing your own age by two and then adding seven you can find the socially acceptable minimum age of anyone you want to date. So if youre a 24-year-old, you can feel free to be with anyone who is at least 19 (12 + 7) but not someone who is 18.

Is a 19 year old dating a 16?

4 attorney answers There are no laws regulating dating, only sexual contact with minors. While the age of consent for the purposes of statutory rape is 16, there are other charges that can be filed against an adult who has sexual contact with a minor (under 18).

Is a 19 year old dating a 12 year old legal?

Nope. Its illegal. The 12 year old is a minor, and the 19 year old is very likely to be of the age of majority in their country. Theyre not even close enough in age to manage to wiggle through the loophole of a Romeo-and-Juliet law.

What happens if an 18 year-old gets a 15-year-old pregnant?

A 15 year-old boy can be arrested and charged with having sex with a 15 year-old girl. If the girl is under 18, sex with her by any man, juvenile or not, is statutory rape. However, this crime is rarely enforced. Otherwise, probably 90% of high-school kids would be in juvenile hall or jail.