This is with parental and government approval as an alternative to prosecuting the defendant. Indiana also allows a defense against the law in court if the victim is married or was married in the past, and allows pregnant females who are 15 or older to marry the man who impregnated. For example, in Indiana the age of consent for sex is 16, but there is a close in age exception that makes it legal for a person younger than 18 but above 16 to still be able to have sex with a 14 year old without being guilty of a crime. Although most jurisdictions have a fixed age set as the law, where no one over that age can be with anyone under that age, some states have close in age exceptions. There are exceptions to age of sexual consent laws. For example, when Russia was a part of the Soviet Union, its age of consent was having reached "sexual maturity". However, some jurisdictions use sexual maturity instead of age to determine capacity for consent. For example, in France the age of consent is set at 15, which means having sex with anyone below that age by anyone over that age is illegal. Most countries have laws that say what the legal age of consent is. Other places only count sexual intercourse. In some places kissing is considered a sexual activity. Marriage usually prevents a party to the marriage from being charged under sexual assault laws, as long as both husband and wife are at least 16 years, although not if one of the parties is younger than this age and one is older. For example, in Wisconsin the age of consent for sex is 18. In jurisdictions which allow this, a minor who is married is an exception to the law. Most jurisdictions allow minors above a certain age to marry with parental and/or government permission. But worldwide, the average age of consent is 16 years of age. Most countries have ages set between 14 and 16.
Different countries have different laws regarding the age of consent. The person below the minimum age is regarded as a victim, and their sex partner as the offender. Having sex with a person who is younger than the age of consent (but who agrees to have sex) is called statutory rape. This is also the minimum age of the other person legally permitted to engage in sexual activity.
The age of consent is the age at which a person can legally consent to have sexual intercourse.
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