Washington: non-prosecute part: Vindicate Law web page claims 5-year age difference restriction on sex with 16 and 17 year olds
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| The table gives 21 as the unrestricted age of consent, but this is contradicted elsewhere in the article. [[User:Chemical Engineer|Chemical Engineer]] ([[User talk:Chemical Engineer|talk]]) 16:59, 9 January 2024 (UTC) | The table gives 21 as the unrestricted age of consent, but this is contradicted elsewhere in the article. [[User:Chemical Engineer|Chemical Engineer]] ([[User talk:Chemical Engineer|talk]]) 16:59, 9 January 2024 (UTC) |
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| :To the best of my knowledge, this makes Washington the only state (in the U.S.) that expresses age of consent in this manner, i.e. declaring that the fact that you've reached the age of consent doesn't means that it's lawful for any older person to have consensual sex with you. Every place else, they would say that the age of consent is 18, with a close-in-age exception (of up to 5 years) if you're at least 16 years old. It only took one person in some kind of "legislative affairs" office to come up with this "brilliant idea". [[User:Fabrickator|Fabrickator]] ([[User talk:Fabrickator|talk]]) 19:24, 8 May 2024 (UTC) | :To the best of my knowledge, this makes Washington the only state (in the U.S.) that expresses age of consent in this manner, i.e. declaring that the fact that you've reached the age of consent doesn't means that it's lawful for any older person to have consensual sex with you. Every place else, they would say that the age of consent is 18, with a close-in-age exception (of up to 5 years) if you're at least 16 years old. It only took one person in some kind of "legislative affairs" office to come up with this "brilliant idea". [[User:Fabrickator|Fabrickator]] ([[User talk:Fabrickator|talk]]) 19:24, 8 May 2024 (UTC) |
| ::I sent out an email yesterday to the Department of Health asking to clarify the removal of the page. Their turnaround time is quite long though (up to 2 weeks). It could be really bad if someone incorrectly relied on these details. [[User:Subanark|Subanark]] ([[User talk:Subanark|talk]]) 20:39, 9 May 2024 (UTC) | ::I sent out an email yesterday to the Department of Health asking to clarify the removal of the page. Their turnaround time is quite long though (up to 2 weeks). It could be really bad if someone incorrectly relied on these details. [[User:Subanark|Subanark]] ([[User talk:Subanark|talk]]) 20:39, 9 May 2024 (UTC) |
| :::{{reply-to|Subanark}} As I look into this issue about the 5-year limit on age difference for sex involving someone who is at least 16 but less than 18, I almost always see that the requirement that they be within 5 years of age applies to "significant relationships". In this context, they're referring to a situation where one person has some sort of authority over another person, such as being a teacher (even if not necessarily ''their'' teacher). However, Vindicate Law's page "[https://vindicatelaw.com/age-of-consent-laws-in-washington/ Age of Consent Laws in Washington]" is pretty clearly claiming that consensual sex between someone under age 18 and someone who's at least 5 years older is illegal. It does seem clear that any sex between someone under age 16 and someone age 16 or over is illegal, in spite of earlier versions of the law that allowed this. I'm not sure how it's treated if both persons are under age 16. [[User:Fabrickator|Fabrickator]] ([[User talk:Fabrickator|talk]]) 03:43, 10 May 2024 (UTC) |
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