[NEWS] Spears family screwed?

[omgpeachsnapple]

Originally Posted by Luv ~Venus~

^I thought the age of consent to have sexual intercourse was 16 (in many states)???

I don't think it matters. As long as they're underage, it's still statutory.

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^ Well, as long as the age gap is big enough

[omgpeachsnapple]

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Ah. I don't remember much about it. It's been awhile since I had underage friends.


Man that makes me feel old. =\

[xiaou-xijiang]

its statutory if one partner is a legal adult (in the US that's 18) and the other is still underage. No matter the circumstance.

I wouldn't have divulged his age. really, it wasn't necessary. It was her decision, and honestly, I'm impressed with the way she's handling the situation. She's not placing blame, going to the media with facts before they tore her image apart with rumors, and taking responsibllity. I feel sorry for her, to some extent, because of how young she is, but she's taking charge and I respect that.

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She also went to the media, because they had a money fight over the rights to her story. She ended up earning 1 millions dollars on that.

[xiaou-xijiang]

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so she ended up getting what she wanted to say printed and making money on top of that? That's better than Britney's entire year.
whatever works. *snicker*

[No_Doubt]

In California, the age of consent is 18, however if the minor is less than 3 years younger than the other partner, consensual intercourse isn't considered statutory rape, but rather only a misdemeanor. The age of consent in Louisiana is 17, but consensual intercourse between a 12-16 year old minor and a person over the age of 17 is legal if there is less than 2 years between the two. The age difference between Casey and Jamie Lynn is just short of 2 years, so Casey is off the hook regardless of where the child was concieved.

Witch did ma research!!! Don't try to pull a fast one on Jamie Lynn Spears fans like myself!