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According to legal experts at Wallin & Klarich , common defense strategies for these charges include:

Legal analysts at DCD Law emphasize that in California, the age of consent is 18; any sexual act involving a minor is illegal under PC 286 even if the minor appeared to consent. Common Defenses 261ARA-286

Charges may escalate to "straight felonies" with longer prison terms (up to 13 years) if force, fear, or intimidation were used, or if the perpetrator acted in concert with others. According to legal experts at Wallin & Klarich