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Did Jamie Lynn's Beau Break the Law?

Her pregnancy spurs legal debate on statutory rape laws

By Colleen Barry, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 20, 2007 6:13 AM CST

(Newser) – The pregnancy of 16-year-old Jamie Lynn Spears by her 18-year-old boyfriend is sparking renewed debate about the nation's uneven patchwork of statutory rape laws. Teens in some states can be sentenced to jail for having consensual sex with people not much younger than they are.... Read full story »

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Did Jamie Lynn's Beau Break the Law?

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