According to California’s law unlawful sexual intercourse is a sexual activity in which a minor and an adult are involved. A minor is defined as a person younger than 18. Even if the sexual intercourse in consensual, it is still considered illegal and will be treated as statutory rape.
Generally speaking, the state of California is very strict regarding sexual offenses related to the age of consent. This is because California suffers from high percentage of teen births in relations to other states. According to statistics, every 8 minutes a female person under 18 gives birth in California. In addition, in 75% of all births given by girls in high school, the father is above 18.