In Canada, is it legal for a 17 year-old to date a 13 year-old?

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• Do you even live in Ontario? I live in Ontario and those are not the laws I know.

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  by AnonymousGirl on May 2nd, 2008

• From http://encarta.msn.com/text_761564013___2/Rape_(law).html
  
  In Canada, traditional statutory rape laws have been replaced with specific laws against a variety of sexual offenses concerning children. For example, the Criminal Code provides that any person who, for sexual purposes, touches any part of the body of a person under the age of 14 is guilty of the offense of sexual interference. The charge cannot be defended by claiming consent by the minor or mistake concerning the age of the victim. However, if the accused person is between the ages of 12 and 16 and the victim is less than two years younger than the accused and consented to the activity, it is not considered a crime.

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  by criticalmass on May 3rd, 2008

• That has to do with sex, though, not dating. I think you realize the difference, though.
  Thank you for the link and the explanation, by the way. I got confused because I was taught that if there was a two year age difference it was okay as long as the person is at least 12 and you said " . . . a minor can be charged with statutory rape if there is a TWO YEAR age difference between the couple."

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  by AnonymousGirl on May 3rd, 2008

• I did note in my answer that it was legal to date but not to have sex. By two years, I meant two or more, not less that two years which is ok. Anyway Glad if I helped, and yes, I do live in Ontario.

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  by criticalmass on May 3rd, 2008

• I noticed. Okay, that makes more sense. What part of Ontario do you live in anyway? You don't have to tell me.

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  by AnonymousGirl on May 3rd, 2008

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• Come to think of it, what could a 17yo POSSIABLY have in common with a 13yo to even date??

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  by Drinking Dano on February 20th, 2004

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• But it's the statuatory rape that is illegal (which is the charge he would receive), not the dating.

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  by Kim Siever on January 31st, 2004

• Actually, you will not find the term "Statuatory Rape" anywhere in the Criminal Code.

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  by Drinking Dano on February 13th, 2004

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• only if you have sex with her

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  by Sodapop on January 3rd, 2009

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