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>It's so good to see someone pointing out that 16-year-olds aren't
>kids, too.
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>Doug
Right. Apparently it's the age of consent in D.C.
>Section 30-103 of the D. C. Code defines the Age of Consent as 16.
>While that Section then goes on to apply that definition to
>marriage, the definition is clearly a more general one.
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>That Section was enacted in 1901. Thus this is deeply embedded in
>Washington law, having been in effect for almost a century, and
>possibly reflecting older District law. It is nothing new or recent.
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>The age of 16 is woven as a thread which pervades the entire body of
>D. C. law relating to sexual offenses of various kinds.
http://www.sodomylaws.org/usa/dc/dcdocuments04.htm