• Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org
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    20 hours ago

    In the US, age of consent varies by state. In most US states the age of consent to sex with someone who is not in a position of authority is 16. Often with a close in age exception. 18 gets used in US media so much because that’s what it is in CA and NY, and that’s where most media is made.

    18 is also federal age of consent, but that only applies when an incident involves crossing state lines.