In article <sjtebv82scget7g1u0768lh6m3jb2fvce5@4ax.com>, 
musbachgj@xtn.net says...
> Varies from state to state; however, there is a Federal law 
> which forbids Americans who are travelling interstate or in 
> foreign countries from having sex with persons under the 
> age of 18. Curiously, the age of consent in US Federal 
> lands is only 16.
> 

That's odd. Is there any reason for this difference?

Here in Europe the age of consent is mostly 16 btw (which is more or 
less normal and accepted).