It is now illegal for adults in Canada to have sex with a partner under the age of 16, one of the new provisions of the Tories violent crime law that came into effect on Thursday. But the law includes a close-in-age exception, meaning 14- and 15-year-olds can have sex with someone who is less than five years older.

Can you date a 15 year old when your 18?

In a Nutshell: Sex between an 18 year-old and a 15 year-old is illegal in California, meaning any touching of “private parts” of either, even with consent of both parties (and perhaps even the parents of each teenager) is illegal in California because the age of consent is 18.