John Stossel Special: The Age of Consent

Headlines

Texas man branded for life for having sex with his girlfriend, now his wife.

Does exposure to sexual content lead to sexually deviant behavior?

Can you be too young to be a sexual harasser?

Sex myths from John Stossel's New York Times bestseller.

Serving Up Stereotypes?

Videos

Sex offender registries created in the 1990's as a response to media coverage.

Some politicians who promote tough sex laws don't abide by them.

If a woman has sex with a teenage boy, is that less of a crime? Should it be?

Teen registers as a sex offender after consensual sex with his girlfriend.

Teens still paying a steep price for forbidden love.

Do tough sex offender laws in states ruin some lives while saving others?

Some teens branded as sex offenders for having consensual sex with their peers.

Do registries designed to protect children "wreck" some lives?

Does the age of consent keep teens from having sex?

Sex therapist: "It may be unpleasant, but it's not dangerous."

A man exposes himself to a topless women in a park.

State Legislator Speaker of the House on the state's sex offender laws.

State of Alabama bans the purchasing of some sex toys.