In europe, the age of consent is the legal age at which an individual is considered mature enough to consent to sex Sexual relations with someone under the age of consent are considered statutory rape, and can result in severe punishment under local laws. The age of consent in armenia is 16 [6] sexual intercourse or other sexual acts with a person obviously under 16, by a person who reached 18 years of age, in the absence of elements of crime envisaged in articles 138, 139 or 140 of this code, is punished with correctional labour for the term of up to 2 years, or with imprisonment for the term of up to 2 years. The age of consent, legally defining when an individual can consent to sexual acts, varies globally, with most countries setting it at 14 or above. In some countries, like the united states, mexico, and australia, the age of consent varies by state or province
In some countries, ages of consent also differ for males or females, or for heterosexual vs Around the world, the age at which a person can legally consent to sexual activity varies widely In most countries, the age of consent is between 16 and 18 but there are outliers. Consent for sexual activity with an adult the establishment of a minimum age for sexual consent, the age at which a child can decide to have sex with someone, aims to protect children from abuse or consequences of early sexual activity, such as early pregnancy or sexually transmitted diseases. The ages of consent for sexual activity vary by jurisdiction across europe The vatican city has the lowest age of consent in europe (set at 12) while turkey and malta have the highest, set at 18
