An eighteen year-old boy is dating a fifteen year-old girl and they are sexually active. He is more than three years older than she is. Under what set of state laws would the boy be committing strict liability forcible sodomy?

A) Age of consent 14, age difference 4 years.
B) Age of consent 16, age difference 2 years.
C) Age of consent 17, age difference 4 years
D) Age of consent 14, age difference 3 years
E) All of the above


D) Age of consent 14, age difference 3 years

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