What is the name for the provision in many contemporary rape laws that establishes necessary difference in the ages of rapist and victim?

2019-04-21T13:49:37Z

My understanding is that many states now decline to call consensual sex 'statutory rape' if, say, a 17 year old HS football star & 15 year old cheerleader g-friend do 'what comes naturally'. The states do this by setting a certain number of years (5?) which must be the difference between 'rapist' and victim in such a case -- so that the 20 year old wooing the 15 year old girl is still prosecutable, but not the slightly older boyfriend. Is there a standard name for such a statutory provision?

Slickterp2019-04-21T23:44:15Z

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lose in age exception, commonly referred to as a Romeo and Juliet law.

STEVEN F2019-04-21T15:05:37Z

NONE. Age of consent laws, that state a person under a certain age CANNOT consent often have a 'close in age' exception commonly called a 'Romeo and Juliet' law.
Note: NEITHER of those terms is actually an official legal term.

There are exactly ZERO laws that require an age difference to charge forcible rape.