age consent in PA

[shubby123x]

if i were dating a 19 year old that is going to turn 20 in may, and im 16 turning 17 in september would that be illegal, and then another question..if we had sex, would that be illegal also?

[Panther]

if im not mistaken age the age of consent in pennsylvainia is 16, but also to be 4 years apart. i believe it may be legal but please dont take my word for it. i also am wondering this.

[smk0611]

I hope this helps

§ 3122.1. Statutory sexual assault.
Except as provided in section 3121 (relating to rape), a person commits a felony of the second degree when that person engages in sexual intercourse with a complainant under the age of 16 years and that person is four or more years older than the complainant and the complainant and the person are not married to each other.

§ 3123. Involuntary deviate sexual intercourse.
(a) Offense defined.--A person commits a felony of the first degree when he or she engages in deviate sexual intercourse with a complainant:



by forcible compulsion;
by threat of forcible compulsion that would prevent resistance by a person of reasonable resolution;
who is unconscious or where the person knows that the complainant is unaware that the sexual intercourse is occurring;
where the person has substantially impaired the complainant's power to appraise or control his or her conduct by administering or employing, without the knowledge of the complainant, drugs, intoxicants or other means for the purpose of preventing resistance;
who suffers from a mental disability which renders him or her incapable of consent;
who is less than 13 years of age; or
who is less than 16 years of age and the person is four or more years older than the complainant and the complainant and person are not married to each other.
(b) Definition.--As used in this section, the term "forcible compulsion" includes, but is not limited to, compulsion resulting in another person's death, whether the death occurred before, during or after the sexual intercourse.