I am a 19 yo (male) dating a 15 yo (female) in Kansas- I have no plans on having sex any time soon with the girl, (And yes, that is an honest answer- so do not question it), but I was curious as to what the laws were like in Kansas with this kind of situation. We both have our parents consent. Thanks!

Everyone you know will question it... why should we be any different?

Anyway... you guys are more than three years apart. This means that any physical contact... kissing, hugging, snuggling... anything is illegal. Any communications of a sexual nature is illegal... even if it is only discussions on what you two will do when she reaches the age of consent.

KANSAS 16


21-3503. Indecent liberties with a child. (a) Indecent liberties with a child is engaging in any of the following acts with a child who is 14 or more years of age but less than 16 years of age:

(1) Any lewd fondling or touching of the person of either the child or the offender, done or submitted to with the intent to arouse or to satisfy the sexual desires of either the child or the offender, or both; or

(2) soliciting the child to engage in any lewd fondling or touching of the person of another with the intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires of the child, the offender or another.

(b) It shall be a defense to a prosecution of indecent liberties with a child as described in subsection (a)(1) that the child was married to the accused at the time of the offense.

(c) Indecent liberties with a child is a severity level 5, person felony.

21-3504. Aggravated indecent liberties with a child. (a) Aggravated indecent liberties with a child is:

(1) Sexual intercourse with a child who is 14 or more years of age but less than 16 years of age;

(2) engaging in any of the following acts with a child who is 14 or more years of age but less than 16 years of age and who does not consent thereto:

(A) Any lewd fondling or touching of the person of either the child or the offender, done or submitted to with the intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires of either the child or the offender, or both; or

(B) causing the child to engage in any lewd fondling or touching of the person of another with the intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires of the child, the offender or another; or
(3) engaging in any of the following acts with a child who is under 14 years of age:

(A) Any lewd fondling or touching of the person of either the child or the offender, done or submitted to with the intent to arouse or to satisfy the sexual desires of either the child or the offender, or both; or

(B) soliciting the child to engage in any lewd fondling or touching of the person of another with the intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires of the child, the offender or another.

(b) It shall be a defense to a prosecution of aggravated indecent liberties with a child as provided in subsection (a)(1), (a)(2)(A) and (a)(3)(A) that the child was married to the accused at the time of the offense.

(c) Aggravated indecent liberties with a child as described in subsections (a)(1) and (a)(3) is a severity level 3, person felony. Aggravated indecent liberties with a child as described in subsection (a)(2) is a severity level 4, person felony.

21-3505. Criminal sodomy. (a) Criminal sodomy is:

(1) Sodomy between persons who are 16 or more years of age and members of the same sex or between a person and an animal;

(2) sodomy with a child who is 14 or more years of age but less than 16 years of age; or

(3) causing a child 14 or more years of age but less than 16 years of age to engage in sodomy with any person or animal.

(b) It shall be a defense to a prosecution of criminal sodomy as provided in subsection (a)(2) that the child was married to the accused at the time of the offense.

(c) Criminal sodomy as provided in subsection (a)(1) is a class B nonperson misdemeanor. Criminal sodomy as provided in subsections (a)(2) and (a)(3) is a severity level 3, person felony.

21-3508. Lewd and lascivious behavior. (a) Lewd and lascivious behavior is:

(1) Publicly engaging in otherwise lawful sexual intercourse or sodomy with knowledge or reasonable anticipation that the participants are being viewed by others; or

(2) publicly exposing a sex organ or exposing a sex organ in the presence of a person who is not the spouse of the offender and who has not consented thereto, with intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desires of the offender or another.

(b) (1) Lewd and lascivious behavior if committed in the presence of a person 16 or more years of age is a class B nonperson misdemeanor.

(2) Lewd and lascivious behavior if committed in the presence of a person under 16 years of age is a severity level 9, person felony.

21-3510. Indecent solicitation of a child. (a) Indecent solicitation of a child is:

(1) Enticing or soliciting a child 14 or more years of age but less than 16 years of age to commit or to submit to an unlawful sexual act; or

(2) inviting, persuading or attempting to persuade a child 14 or more years of age but less than 16 years of age to enter any vehicle, building, room or secluded place with intent to commit an unlawful sexual act upon or with the child.

(b) Indecent solicitation of a child is a severity level 6, person felony.



So, in a nutshell, it is illegal to even bring your girlfriend to somewhere quiet to mess around... EVEN IF YOU DON'T MESS AROUND!

Notice, also, that all of these are felonies... All of which carry jail time.

So, lets say that you are in the mall and you decide you are so in love with the little girl that you pull her behind a rack of clothes at Hollister and lay a big kiss on her. Someone walking by sees this behavior, and you are hit with two felonies.

Isn't dating children fun?

Oh, and the consent of the parents doesn't matter.

Parents cannot make the illegal legal, only the legal illegal. In other words, her parents decide they like you so much they rent you a hotel room and hand you the condom on your way to the elevator.

You got to prison, the parents go to prison, and the little girl goes to foster care.

Date grown ups... it is much more fun.

Thank you for the information on Kansas laws and the like.