關要字眼是 「同意年齡」

合法的同意年齡 Age of consent is a legal term

Age of consent is a legal term for the age a person must reach to give consent to sex. If an adult engages in any type of sexual activity with someone below the age of consent in that state, they’re committing a crime even if the minor said they agreed to have sex.

In the U.S., laws to define consent and the age of consent are different in every state. The national average age is 16. In Arkansas, the age of consent is 15, while in Oregon, the age of consent is 18.

Statutory rape is a crime where one or both people are below the age of consent, and they both agree to engage in sexual activity. Since one person is legally too young to consent to sex, the encounter can’t be consensual and legally is rape.

The age difference between the two people may determine the severity of a statutory rape charge or sentence if they’re convicted.

以上內容摘自： https://www.webmd.com/sex/age-of-consent

Google 翻譯如下：

同意年齡是法律術語，指一個人必須達到同意性行為的年齡。 如果成年人與低於該州同意年齡的人進行任何類型的性活動，即使未成年人表示同意發生性行為，他們也構成犯罪。

在美國，每個州定義同意和同意年齡的法律都不同。 全國平均年齡為 16 歲。在阿肯色州，同意年齡為 15 歲，而在俄勒岡州，同意年齡為 18 歲。

法定強姦是一種犯罪行為，其中一人或兩人均低於同意年齡，並且雙方都同意進行性行為。 由於一個人在法律上太年輕而不能同意發生性行為，因此這種遭遇不可能是雙方自願的，在法律上屬於強姦。

如果兩人被定罪，兩人之間的年齡差異可能會決定法定強姦指控或刑罰的嚴重程度。

Consent to sexual activity:

Consensual sex is when both parties are of legal age, agree to engage in intercourse by choice, and have the freedom and capacity to make that choice. This means agreeing to sexual relations without fear, coercion, force or intimidation. Giving consent is active, not passive. It means freely choosing to say ‘yes’ and also being free to change your mind at any time…. If someone is not able to give consent to sex, regardless of their age, it is a crime to have a sexual relationship with them

Google 翻譯：

同意性行為：

自願性行為是指雙方都達到法定年齡，同意透過選擇進行性交，並且有自由和能力做出選擇。 這意味著在沒有恐懼、脅迫、武力或恐嚇的情況下同意發生性關係。 給予同意是主動的，而不是被動的。 這意味著可以自由選擇說“是”，也可以隨時改變主意… 如果某人無法同意發生性行為，無論其年齡如何，與他們發生性關係都是犯罪行為

什麼是同意？

同意意味著您自願同意進行性活動。 如果某人有以下情況，則可能被視為無能力同意：

酗酒或吸毒

睡著或失去知覺

身體、精神或發展障礙，包括患有失智症的老人

低於該州的同意年齡

What Is Consent?

Consent means that you freely agree to engage in sexual activity. Someone may be considered incapable of consent if they’re:

Intoxicated on alcohol or drugs

Asleep or unconscious

Physically, mentally, or developmentally disabled, including a senior with dementia

Younger than the age of consent in that state

reference： https://www.webmd.com/sex/age-of-consent

請注意：以上 與有沒有錢，有多少錢 完全不拉上關係。 在北美國家的法律上，錢不可能把任何犯罪行為 合法化。

若把錢與性行為拉上一個交易的關係的話、、、、

為什麼不能支付性費用？

Consensual sex is legal. But as soon as one party offers cash to another in exchange for sex and that money is voluntarily accepted, it’s considered prostitution, and that is illegal （In Many States but not all）. 

Google 翻譯：

雙方同意的性行為是合法的。 但一旦一方向另一方提供現金以換取性，並且這些錢被自願接受，就被視為賣淫，這是非法的 (在許多州 不是所有州)。

reference： https://www.learnliberty.org/blog/why-cant-you-pay-for-sex/

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