It is illegal to have sexual contact, which can include touching or caressing, with a minor. There is an exception which generally allows parties who are both still in high school, AND the age difference between them is less than 1 year (365

What happens if you are dating a minor?

Under California law, a person must be at least 18 years of age in order legally to have sex with another person to whom he or she is not married. Having sex with a person under the legal age of consent will subject a person to criminal liability.

Is dating a 16 year old at 18 OK?

Is it okay for a 16 yo to DATE an 18 yo? Yes it is perfectly legal to date. Nothing in the question infered sex. People need to get it through their heads that just because you went to a movie together or had dinner together it doesnt entitle anything sexual.

Is it OK for a 18-year-old to date a 15 year old?

In a Nutshell: Sex between an 18 year-old and a 15 year-old is illegal in California, meaning any touching of “private parts” of either, even with consent of both parties (and perhaps even the parents of each teenager) is illegal in California because the age of consent is 18.

Can I hug a minor?

Is it a Crime for an 18-Year-Old to Hug and Kiss a 17-year-old? Under section 647.6 of the California Penal Code it is a crime for any person to “annoy or molest any child under 18 years of age.”