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I know in the uk the legal age of consent is 16 weather you are gay or straight, but where im from the legal age of consent for a straight person is 16 and if your gay its 18. What i was wondering is if you're two people (both female) over the age of 16 but under 18 and in a long distance relationship one person in the uk and the other here and were for instance sending explicit texts, would it be breaking the law in any way do you think?
I've been wondering for certain reasons and find it pretty confusing tbh.
I've been wondering for certain reasons and find it pretty confusing tbh.
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Both of you would be breaking the law in your country (the offence is likely to be defined as something along the lines of "causing an indecent message to be transmitted to a person under the age of consent").
As your country doesn't know very much about the person in this country, nothing is likely to happen unless they receive a complaint from this country - but that's not likely to happen as it's not illegal in this country (but it could).
Your country could apply for the person in this country to be extradited, or use a European arrest warrant - but that's quite a bit of work so probably wouldn't happen, and because it would be controversial here, diplomacy may prevent it from happening
It's awesome that you're being careful though :thumb:
But we're almost exactly the same age lol cos our birthdays are pretty close, just a bit of a pain i guess. But its better to be safe than sorry.
Is the younger persons parents cool with the relationship? Because that might be the only problem, if the parents make a complaint. But the younger one could still refuse to say anything to the police etc etc.
But like in their country they've above the age of consent...
tbh i think the law over here should be 16 for consent if your gay or straight, i really dont understand it :L
Unless one of you rapes, or murders another... then the texts would be used in evidence. But apart from that, no one would give a hoot. Carry on
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