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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-27.25

Statutory rape of person who is 15 years of age or younger

Applied in 11 court decisions — leading case United States v. Logan McCauley (2020)

Most recently applied in United States v. Logan McCauley (December 2020)

1995, c. 281, s. 1; 2015-62, s. 1(a); 2015-181, s. 7(a), (b).

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(a) A defendant is guilty of a Class B1 felony if the defendant engages in vaginal intercourse with another person who is 15 years of age or younger and the defendant is at least 12 years old and at least six years older than the person, except when the defendant is lawfully married to the person.

(b) Unless the conduct is covered under some other provision of law providing greater punishment, a defendant is guilty of a Class C felony if the defendant engages in vaginal intercourse with another person who is 15 years of age or younger and the defendant is at least 12 years old and more than four but less than six years older than the person, except when the defendant is lawfully married to the person.

Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.