NSW Sexual Age/Details on potential consequences

[helpmeplease23]

Hi, I'm 18 & I'm facing a delemah.. My partner is 15, we flirted & talked for a very long time before we got together, I started to really emotionally connect & have feelings for her after about 3-4 months of talking, but I didn't think much of it cause I just thought "We don't hang out in person much it's mostly just phone calls so I won't pursue it" then when it became more emotional & we started getting to talk more about that just jokes & flirty little comments, I found out she was 15. I was 17 at the time & I dreaded that I didn't ask earlier. I don't know how long we can keep going how where going. As I'm sure you can imagine it's a bad position to be in as an 18 male with a 15 year old girlfriend who has been willing, ready & wanting me to have sex with her for a few months now. Just wondering about the age of consent in nsw, I've seen pages on the internet that say 16, 17 & 18. I want to make sure I know so I know how long I have to put it off for as it is extremely hard when things start heading that way & you have to remind yourself you're 18 & although you love her & want her in that way, that if anything happened & you got caught braking the law, being inlove with someone is not an excepted defence to a statutory r**e charge. Also if the age is 17 or 18 & one day in the future I slipped up & gave into the temptation, although the liklihood I'd be caught would be minimal, if I was, what are some of the punishments I could be vulnerable to? Sorry for the ramble & thank you for helping me

Sincerely,
A guy who is doing his best to abide by law

 

[sammy01]

have a read
Lawstuff Australia - Know Your Rights - - Topics - Sex - When can I have sex?
wait till she is 16. Things might be all happy days right now... BUT IF you break up and things get nasty then you could foreseeably find yourself in a really really bad situation.
Mate you even wanna make sure you don't say / text / send anything that could get you in trouble. Asking for a naughty photo is also potentially illegal under child pornography legislation.

Not legal advice now, just some friendly advice.... If you would not do it, say it, or touch it in front of your mother then don't do it, say it or touch it... AT least not until she turns 16... And good on ya for your level of maturity. Both as far as the law goes and as a human being. Mate 15 is young. The maturity difference between 15 and 18 is heaps bigger than between 20 and 24 TRUE....

That said - I'm a teacher...I've had a few instances where kids have started dating at high school with a similar age difference and have gone on to get married.

 

[qarmatian]

Don't do anything until she's 16. You're automatically a rapist if you have sex with a 15 year old even if it was consensual. Your name then goes on the sexual offenders register which will ruin your future job prospects.