law in the uk.

[maxxx]

is it illegal to give a 14yr old girl who followed me and asked me for my fone number..i am 24yr old..there was no meet up or anything,she told me she was 17 .im very worried about this.told her after i gave her the number that i thought she was too young.there was a brief conversation with no touching or anything.i walked away,and looking back it was a very stupid thing to do.please help

[noxlumos]

No of course it's not. If she texts you however, I wouldn't reply or answer the phone if she calls.If you meet again accidentally make it clear that she's very nice but you aren't interested because she's still at least in the eyes of the law a child and that you really can't allow things to progress. Don't worry you've done nothing wrong, just keep it that way.

[GuavaJellie]

Grow up, and grow up fast. Giving a youngster your telephone number is "grooming" in some circumstances - a serious criminal offence. Obviously you have been up to something, if only secret lusting, hoping and wondering if you could get away with it. At 24 years of age you must treat that 14 year old with as much enthusiasm as you would have for being stood in a tub of boiling oil for 30 minutes, if not you are heading for certain prison for a long time under very unpleasant circumstances and then a lifetime on the Sex Offenders Register and being treated like a dog when people find out about you.

[snook]

I think noxlumos' answer is fine. And I think GauvaJellie went over the top a bit. The questioner only asked for clarification of the situation. It sounds to me like he was, at worst, being a bit stupid and thoughtless, and now regrets what happened. But what happened was still only an exchange of a phone number, which in itself is not a criminal offence, as far as I'm aware (obviously it could be if it was just one part of a grooming procedure).

Also, 'secret lusting' is not yet a criminal offence (if it is, we'd all be in trouble), so to say he's 'obviously been up to something' is a bit heavy, in my opinion.

[noxlumos]

Dead right Snook, they might try arresting every bloke over 16 that bought "Hit me baby one more time" when Britney Spears was 15.

[xrayspecs]

Maybe Guavajellie speaks from experience!!

[Big Al1st]

This raises a question I have thought about for some time. When is a peodophile not a peodophile?

As far as I know it is illegal to have sex with any under age child ( 16 years old ) but quite often 17 and 18 year old men have sex with under age females without any charges being laid upon them. So question, how old would you have to be before you can be had up and placed on the sex register?

Only interested, as I dont think the answer applies to me at 67 years old.

[raysparx]

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