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Line 14: − Worldwide, the average age of consent is 18.<ref>http://www.avert.org/aofconsent.htm</ref>
→American States/Territories and their Corresponding Age of Consent: Not possible. How can the average be 18 when only TWO countries have higher than that and dozens have 14-16?
==American States/Territories and their Corresponding Age of Consent==
==American States/Territories and their Corresponding Age of Consent==
[[Puerto Rico]] sets the age of consent at 18 and all 50 [[US]] states have age limits of '''16''', '''17''' or '''18''' with 18 being the most common age. Most states have "close in age exemptions" which allow those under the age of consent to engage in sexual activity with teenagers close to their age (if the age difference between the partners is small, for example 3 or 4 years or if the older partner is younger than a specified age, ussually 18 or 21).
[[Puerto Rico]] sets the age of consent at 18 and all 50 [[US]] states have age limits of '''16''', '''17''' or '''18''' with 18 being the most common age. Most states have "close in age exemptions" which allow those under the age of consent to engage in sexual activity with teenagers close to their age (if the age difference between the partners is small, for example 3 or 4 years or if the older partner is younger than a specified age, ussually 18 or 21).