Such a defense flies in the face of legal and cultural consensus in most Western nations, and much of the world. “With children there is inevitably coercion,” Ernestine Ronai, co-president of the ...

France is hurriedly instating an age of sexual consent—15. For anyone who has recently interacted with a 15-year-old, this brings up some pivotal questions. France is hurriedly instating an age of ...

Mar. 14—A bill to prevent marriages in West Virginia under the age of 18 had died in a House committee, but then was resurrected and passed, but with a major change. House Bill 3018 was initially ...

PARIS -- Is a 13-year-old old enough to agree to sex with an adult? That's a question France is asking as the government prepares to set a legal age for sexual consent for the first time. Twice in ...

OPINION: Erykah Badu’s oldest daughter Puma Curry posted pictures of herself posing with her mother as they showed off their bodily assets. Respectability politics reared its head, and men were ...

A recent arrest of an alleged sex offender sparked an eye-opening conversation on social media leading one law enforcement agency to issue a helpful reminder about the age of consent laws. New Jersey ...

Mexico has not lowered its age for sexual consent to 12, contrary to claims circulating on social media and websites. Conservative commentator Ann Coulter tweeted on June 30 that the age of consent in ...

Editor's note: This week's featured mom is Amy Tiemann, a child safety expert who is co-author of a new book. Stay tuned later this week when we'll share an excerpt. Consent education is a buzzword ...

France presented a bill against sexual harassment and abuse on Wednesday, with measures including a law that states people under 15 years of age cannot consent to sex and fines for sexual street ...

Back in 1970 when I was 20, I fell in love with a wonderful 17-year-old girl. Decades later, we’re still together, with two adult children and a grandson. Anne and I were lucky that we met in Michigan ...

In August 2016, numerous social media posts and news articles reported that after a failed military coup in Turkey, the age of consent in that country has been lowered from 18 to 12. For example, ...