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The legal age of consent to sexual activity is 16. However, there are “close in age” exceptions for youth as young as 12 years old. A 12 or 13-year-old may consent to sexual activity with a partner who is less than '''two years''' older than them given that there is no relationship of trust, authority, dependency, or other exploitation. Similarly, a 14 or 15-year-old may consent to sexual activity with a partner who is less than '''five years''' older than them if there is no relationship of trust, authority, dependency, or other exploitation. Then, the following table can be tabulated: | The legal age of consent to sexual activity is 16. However, there are “close in age” exceptions for youth as young as 12 years old. A 12 or 13-year-old may consent to sexual activity with a partner who is less than '''two years''' older than them given that there is no relationship of trust, authority, dependency, or other exploitation. Similarly, a 14 or 15-year-old may consent to sexual activity with a partner who is less than '''five years''' older than them if there is no relationship of trust, authority, dependency, or other exploitation. Then, the following table can be tabulated: | ||
'''Legal Age of Consent | '''Legal Age of Consent''' | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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! colspan="5" | Youth's Age | |||
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| || 12 || 13 || 14 || 15 || 16 | | || 12 || 13 || 14 || 15 || 16 | ||
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! rowspan="11" | Partner's<br />Age | |||
| 12 || ٧ || ٧ || ٧ || x || x | | 12 || ٧ || ٧ || ٧ || x || x | ||
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