Re: OK, so the Padres suck

On May 15, 6:50=A0pm, "badlands420" <b...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >It's the same thing, really.
>
> You can't possibly be serious.
>
> Is it your contention that all (or most) socially unacceptable
activities
> are illegal, and vice versa?



I'm going to get this back on track. With regards to the subject at
hand:

I talked to a friend of mine who was on the cusp of dating a minor
(whom he later married) and they had to wait till she was legal. That
was in 1985, the age was 18, and it hasn't changed. She graduated from
high school early, he was the Resident Advisor in her dorm, he was 23,
and he waited because he didn't want the legal consequences.

Below is the relevant law, California Penal Code 261.5.

From:
http://www.defend-me.com/california/california-penal-code-261-269.asp

261.5.  (a) Unlawful ***ual intercourse is an act of ***ual
intercourse accomplished with a person who is not the spouse of the
perpetrator, if the person is a minor.  For the purposes of this
section, a "minor" is a person under the age of 18 years and an
"adult" is a person who is at least 18 years of age.
   (b) Any person who engages in an act of unlawful ***ual
intercourse with a minor who is not more than three years older or
three years younger than the perpetrator, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

   (c) Any person who engages in an act of unlawful ***ual
intercourse with a minor who is more than three years younger than
the perpetrator is guilty of either a misdemeanor or a felony, and
shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one
year, or by imprisonment in the state prison.
   (d) Any person 21 years of age or older who engages in an act of
unlawful ***ual intercourse with a minor who is under 16 years of age
is guilty of either a misdemeanor or a felony, and shall be punished
by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by
imprisonment in the state prison for two, three, or four years.
   (e) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, an
adult who engages in an act of ***ual intercourse with a minor in
violation of this section may be liable for civil penalties in the
following amounts:
   (A) An adult who engages in an act of unlawful ***ual intercourse
with a minor less than two years younger than the adult is liable for
a civil penalty not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000).
   (B) An adult who engages in an act of unlawful ***ual intercourse
with a minor at least two years younger than the adult is liable for
a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000).
   (C) An adult who engages in an act of unlawful ***ual intercourse
with a minor at least three years younger than the adult is liable
for a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
   (D) An adult over the age of 21 years who engages in an act of
unlawful ***ual intercourse with a minor under 16 years of age is
liable for a civil penalty not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars
($25,000).
   (2) The district attorney may bring actions to recover civil
penalties pursuant to this subdivision.  From the amounts collected
for each case, an amount equal to the costs of pursuing the action
shall be deposited with the treasurer of the county in which the
judgment was entered, and the remainder shall be deposited in the
Underage Pregnancy Prevention Fund, which is hereby created in the
State Treasury.  Amounts deposited in the Underage Pregnancy
Prevention Fund may be used only for the purpose of preventing
underage pregnancy upon appropriation by the Legislature.
   (3) In addition to any punishment imposed under this section, the
judge may assess a fine not to exceed seventy dollars ($70) against
any person who violates this section with the proceeds of this fine
to be used in accordance with Section 1463.23.  The court shall,
however, take into consideration the defendant's ability to pay, and
no defendant shall be denied probation because of his or her
inability to pay the fine permitted under this subdivision.

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