Cops can arrest 14-year-olds for having sex in Kansas, but this bill would change that

A Kansas state legislator has proposed a bill that would decriminalize consensual sexual contact between kids under the age of 14 - a much-needed update to the state's draconian laws, which currently criminalize sexual contact up to age 16. Democratic Rep. Dennis Highberger's bill, HB 2738, would remove the criminal penalties associated with consensual sexual acts committed between kids ages 11 to 14. [...] The bill is partly inspired by the ordeal of Randy Masten, whose 14-year-old son was charged with a felony for engaging in mutual, consensual kissing and touching with a 13-year-old girl in a school elevator: After the encounter came to light, he was contacted by a police officer who was investigating. Nearly a year later, in January 2017, Masten's son was charged. The charges were later dropped. Masten said he spent nearly $13,000 on an attorney and never found out why the case went away. He said his son and the girl were 55 days apart in age.

source: Article 'Cops Can Arrest 14-Year-Olds for Having Sex in Kansas, But This Bill Would Change That' by Robby Soave; reason.com/blog/2018/02/21/kansas-teen-sex-felony-hb-2738; Reason.com; 21 February 2018