March 10, 2009
VT Rejects Change to Age of Consent
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The Vermont Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously rejected a bill Friday that would have made it legal for 13 and 14-year-olds to give consent for sexual activity with individuals younger than 19.
The bill, proposed by Sen. Hinda Miller (D-Chittenden) and Sen. Jeanette White (D-Putney), would have amended the existing “Romeo and Juliet” law that allows 15-year-olds to give consent to persons younge
