Can a 16 and 15 year old consent to sexual sex in New York?
Yes it is illegal, you are both committing the crime of Sexual Misconduct, a class A misdemeanor. The legal age of consent in New York is 17.
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Yes it is illegal, you are both committing the crime of Sexual Misconduct, a class A misdemeanor. The legal age of consent in New York is 17.
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