# sex in mexico

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-in-mexico/65275>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 13, 2001, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-in-mexico/65275 "2001-05-13T01:30:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![JillGat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2001, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-in-mexico/65275/21 "2001-05-13T23:10:32Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Colin Wilkinson \*  
> \*\*handy is correct here. It **IS** illegal for a US citizen to travel abroad and have sex with a minor (under 18). The specific law is [18 U.S.C. 2423b](http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/2423.html). 15 years in prison for that one.  
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That is _criminal sexual activity_, not simple consensual sex. Sex with someone under 18 is not even illegal in the US in most cases.

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