Adolescent Sexual Behavior
Increasingly, teenagers find themselves facing sexual assault charges, even though neither partner feels victimized.
Age of Consent
The age when someone can have sex with whomever they wish as long as that person is consenting and they are the same age or older. In Virginia, it’s 18, and there is no age gap provision and no mistake of age defense.
America’s Flawed Laws
B4U ACT
Mental health assistance for those attracted to minors.
Center for Constitutional Rights
Centre for Justice and Reconciliation
Christian Counselors
Common Sense Prison Reform
Court Decisions
Help From Outside
Housing
Jobs
A Minnesota site with much helpful employment information.
NARSOL
National Association for Rational Sexual Offense Laws
NARSOL Resources
Raised on the Registry
Reason and Justice
Restore Civil Rights
Right on Crime
Sentences that Fit
SOSEN
Sex Offender Solutions & Education Network
Statutory Rape
Not a legal term in Virginia. If 18 years old or older, having sex with a 13 or 14 year old minor is a Class 4 felony punishable by a two to 10 year sentence and up to $100,000 fine. If 18 years old or older, having sex with 15, 16, or 17 year old is a Class 1 misdemeanor punishable by up to a one year sentence and a $2,500.00 fine.
Victim Services
Virginia Department of Corrections ongoing support, crisis intervention, information, and referrals.
Virginia Offender Locator
Public record information on offenders sentenced to the Department of Corrections.
Virginia State Police
Call 804.674.2825 or address registry management concerns to cjis@vsp.virginia.gov.
