statutory rape in wyoming?

very illegal if you have sex. the age of consent is 17. it doesnt talk about it being illegal to kiss and cuddle, but NOTHING sexual

Wyoming Statutory Rape Laws

First of all, "statutory rape" only involves sex.... it has nothing to do with kissing and cuddling... you can't get charged with statutory rape if you don't have sex.

With that being seaid, the statutory law in Wyoming is:

6-2-315. Sexual abuse of a minor in the third degree. (a) Except under circumstance constituting sexual abuse of a minor in the first or second degree as defined by W.S. 6-2-314 and 6-2-315, an actor commits the crime of sexual abuse of a minor in the third degree if: . . . (iv) Being seventeen (17) years of age or older, the actor knowingly takes immodest, immoral or indecent liberties with a victim who is less than seventeen (17) years of age and the victim is at least four (4) years younger than the actor.

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In other words, in Wyoming, there is a 4 year age proximity execption. This means that an adult can have sex with a minor that is within 4 years of age. Since you are 15 and he is 18, you are only 3 years in age difference which means that you fall withing that 4 year exception and it is completely legal for you to have consentual sex.

Statutory rape laws only apply to sex, not to dating. There are no laws in any state that regulate the ages of people involved in non-sexual, social dating.

The laws concerning sexual contact:

The age of consent in Wyoming is 17.

6‑2‑304. Sexual assault in the third degree. (a) An actor commits sexual assault in the third degree if, under circumstances not constituting sexual assault in the first or second degree: (i) The actor is at least four (4) years older than the victim and inflicts sexual intrusion on a victim under the age of sixteen (16) years...

The age of consent in Wyoming was thought by some to be 16, as stated above by Section 6‑2‑304. However, in the cases of Pierson v. State and Moore v. State, the Wyoming Supreme Court held that sexual activity with minors aged 16 or 17 could be charged under Section 14-3-105 of Wyoming Statutes. That statute was repealed in 2007 and re-codified as Section 6-2-316, which provides, in pertinent part as follows:

6-2-316. Sexual abuse of a minor in the third degree. (a) Except under circumstance constituting sexual abuse of a minor in the first or second degree as defined by W.S. 6-2-314 and 6-2-315, an actor commits the crime of sexual abuse of a minor in the third degree if: . . . (iv) Being seventeen (17) years of age or older, the actor knowingly takes immodest, immoral or indecent liberties with a victim who is less than seventeen (17) years of age and the victim is at least four (4) years younger than the actor.

Since he is less than 4 years older 6-2-304 and 6-2-316 would not apply.

Daaaaamn.

illegal

ask your and his parents...