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a caveat

Posted by Baldur on 2011-April-06 11:55:02 EDT, Wednesday
In reply to Federal Age of Consent is 12 for US citizens posted by Seamus on 2011-April-06 11:18:15 EDT, Wednesday

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I have seen plenty of warnings that it is a federal crime for a U.S. citizen to pay for sex with, or buy, possess, or even view "pornography" of, any person under the age of 18, anywhere in the world.

Which is to say - it may be legal for a U.S. citizen to have sexual relations with a 12 year old in another country, but not if they are a prostitute.

Like all restraints on trade, problematic and counterproductive - though at least the claims that such exchanges are abusive may in some cases have merit, unlike the truly bizarre claims that viewing a photograph necessarily causes harm. At least it doesn't require magic to work.




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