What Is the Age of Consent? Federal law makes it criminal to engage in a sexual act with another person who is between the age of 12 and 16 if they are at least four years younger than you. Each state takes a different approach as the age of consent has ranged from 10 to 18.

What is the legal age gap in the UK?

Sam 20 March 2018. Hi there, The law in the UK says that you need to be at least 16 before you can consent to have sex. This changes to 18 if the other person is someone in a position of trust - like a teacher or doctor.

Is an 8 year age gap illegal?

The 8-year rule states that you shouldnt date anyone outside of an 8-year age range. I am aware there are possibilities where two people can successfully date with an age gap of more than eight years. Ive dated (or tried to date) women who are older, younger and, if youll believe it, exactly the same age as I am.