Wednesday, July 09, 2008 | 4:39 a.m.

Law Can't Prevent Underage Sex

by John Stossel

In my last two columns, I discussed the cases of young people who were placed on sex-offender registries because their sexual partners were below the age of consent. For the rest of their lives, any neighbor or employer who looks them up on the Web will be led to believe they are pedophiles.

This raises many questions, among them: What is the right age of consent?

The legal age is different everywhere. In Yemen, it's 9, although you have to be married. In Mexico, you can legally ...

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Thu Mar 27, 2008 12:51 AM

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