“I can have sex with a minor if her parents consent.”

Some people actually believe that if the parents of a minor child give their consent to an adult to have sex with their child then the sex is legal.  I’m not sure how one would go about getting consent from the parents, and whether or not the consent would have to be in writing, notarized and witnessed by two people, but I’m pretty sure DCF would try to take the child away if they could prove the consent was given. Consent is not a defense to statutory rape no matter who gives it.30  However, if the child is emancipated then as long as a person has consent from the emancipated child the sex is legal.31

The consent myth may find its truth from the fact that in certain situations for a person under eighteen to get married they must have the consent of their parents.32