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Originally Posted by percy
Unless the boy physically and with intent raped the girl, why is he being charged with rape? Isn't he a minor as well?
But 11 years old.Where are the parents?
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An 11 year old no more has the mental capacity to consent to sex with a 15 year old than an 18, 21, 30, etc., year-old person. The issue is whether or not the 15 year old knew better and did it anyway. The judge could determine that the 15 year old was perfectly capable of knowing sex with an 11 year old was wrong, and may give him a sentence. Four years in difference isn't much when you're 18 and 22, or 20 and 24... but 11 and 15 is a pretty wide gap of maturity.