Legal Question in Criminal Law in Tennessee

Re: statutory rape

The age of consent to have legal sexual relations with a person under the age of 18yrs depends on the age of the sexual partner. In Tennessee, if a person has sexual relations with a minor 13 years old or more but less than 18 years old and such person is 4 or more years older than said minor, the such person has committed the crime of statutory rape under TCA 39-13-506. This is true even if the older person is under the age of 18. Statutory rape is a felony and a conviction would require the perpetraitor to be filed with the sex offender regisrty for the rest of their life. Knowledge of the childs age is not required for conviction.

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