An eighteen year-old dating a fifteen year-old is a violation of California Penal Code Section 647.6 Child Molestation. PC 647.6 (a)(1)Every person who annoys or molests any child under 18 years of age shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000), by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by both the fine and imprisonment. Violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in county jail, and/or a fine not exceeding $5,000. Each subsequent conviction under this section is punishable as a felony. This offense is a registrable offense under Penal Code section 290, if you are convicted of the offense the court can require that you register as a sex offender for the rest of your life. If the conduct moves from hugging and kissing to sexual intercourse, then the offense becomes more serious and can instead be prosecuted under Penal Code section 261.5. Penal Code section 261.5 is violated by ?any person who engages in an act of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor?.
Answered on Nov 13th, 2013 at 2:43 PM