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In the most basic terms, statutory rape means consensual sex with a minor child. Michigan does not actually call this \u201cstatutory rape\u201d to describe this crime. Instead, Michigan\u2019s rape laws use the phrase criminal sexual conduct as the term for statutory rape.<\/p>\n

Michigan\u2019s rape laws, which are sex crimes, are divided into four degrees of criminal sexual conduct. All four degrees can be triggered by the age of at least one of the actors, fitting the generic definition of statutory rape. Regardless of the degree of criminal sexual conduct, the basic idea of statutory rape is preserved under these laws, which is that an individual under the age of consent does not have the capacity to consent and, therefore, cannot give consent.<\/p>\n

Thus, even if a person under Michigan\u2019s age of consent is 100% willing and voluntarily agrees to engage in the sex act, they still cannot legally consent.\u00a0In this instance, yes does not mean yes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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In the most basic terms, statutory rape means consensual sex with a minor child. Michigan does not actually call this \u201cstatutory rape\u201d to describe this crime. Instead, Michigan\u2019s rape laws use the phrase criminal sexual conduct as the term for statutory rape. 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