It is, unfortunately, a logical consequence of the fact that in the US (I don't know about Canada), that someone underage is assumed to be unable to consent to sex, and therefor all sexual activities with such a person are automatically abuse.
Technically, you could have an underaged child arrested for masturbation, under these laws.
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*sigh*
Date: 2007-02-04 06:01 pm (UTC)Technically, you could have an underaged child arrested for masturbation, under these laws.