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In Texas, she statute does in fact contain a loophole, an affirmative defense, allowing for consensual sexual activity for children 15 years or older with an adult no more than 3 years older than the child. You need to have an attorney to petition for you to remove you from the list under the law, and if the Judge agrees, he may. The law is fairly new, and retroactivity is being tested now.

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