What is the age of consent?
Q: What is the age of consent?
A: The age of consent is the age at which a person can legally consent to have sexual intercourse.
Q: What is the minimum age of the other person legally permitted to engage in sexual activity?
A: The minimum age of the other person legally permitted to engage in sexual activity is the age of consent.
Q: What is statutory rape?
A: Statutory rape is having sex with a person who is younger than the age of consent (but who agrees to have sex).
Q: Who is regarded as a victim in a case of statutory rape?
A: The person below the minimum age (the age of consent) is regarded as a victim in a case of statutory rape.
Q: What is the punishment for statutory rape?
A: The sex partner of the person below the age of consent is regarded as the offender in a case of statutory rape and may face legal punishment.
Q: Do all countries have the same age of consent?
A: No, different countries have different laws regarding the age of consent.
Q: What is the average age of consent worldwide?
A: The average age of consent worldwide is 16 years of age.
