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"Law enforcement sources tell TMZ Sports ... Newport Beach PD is currently investigating the allegations involving Giddey made on social media over the past week ... to see if there is any validity to the claims and if any laws were broken."
For anyone who didn't click the link and read it - it sounds like they're doing due diligence into the matter to see if there is any impropriety.
There is, but somehow they won't find any because $$$$$
This is a moot point, the family of the girl and the girl herself went mute. They want nothing to do with an investigation. Josh getting off with no penalty.
Not familiar with laws in the US, especially not OKC, but I heard that it was "legal" if they are of age of consent (which she is)? Is that true? If so, then would just nothing happen?
Well the thing is I heard she wasn’t old enough to consent, which would make it rape
Would be 100% legal in OKC since Oklahoma's age of consent is 16 and they have a 4 year Romeo and Juliet provision (most states have these provisions) which give some leeway if one person is under and the other over since it'd be silly for teenagers to have to break up when one of them hits legal age. California's laws are draconian and frankly stupid in how lacking in nuance they are. By the letter of the law, anyone who has sex with someone under 18 is considered to have committed statutory rape even if that person is also under 18 because only the age of the victim matters. Basically, if two 17 year olds have sex then they're technically both rapists. It doesn't often get prosecuted unless there are other circumstances like a power dynamic (ie. teacher/student) or racist parents finding out that their daughter is dating a black guy. It's ultimately up to the prosecutor to decide if they want to bring charges or not which is crazy in the state where everyone is technically a rapist.
It might be different depending on state, but age of consent only matters if you're within 5~ years of the victims age, so say the victim is 16 and you're 19, then it's fine. If you're 29 and the victim is 16 though, then that goes out the window.
I don't have a law degree but I'm currently on grand jury and have sat on a few SVU cases where age of consent has come up so I figure I know at least a grain of knowledge
The age of consent still matters for the 29 year old it just might be higher.