INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana legislator says she plans to introduce a bill that would raise the age of consent to 18 from 16 years old.
Indianapolis Democratic Rep. Karlee Macer says her bill would create a criminal offense called “indiscretion.” That charge could be filed against someone at least 23 years old who engages in sexual conduct, fondling or touching with someone who is at least 16 years old, but younger than 18.
An effort several years ago by Indiana legislators to raise the age of consent several years ago, but it stalled amid concerns about how the law would affect sexual relationships between younger individuals. Under current Indiana law, teenagers in ongoing relationships can have consensual sex if they are under 21 and within four years of age difference.
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This will just add more cases to our court files and label many people “sex offenders” that will then have to be tracked at our expense. Anyone who thinks young people won’t engage in sex because a “law” exists is an idiot. What is the problem with the current law? I never hear anything on that…Why not? This is someone’s personal agenda as usual. All the time, money and energy spent on this is a complete waste! More government over reach as usual.