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--> '''Lucy:''' What do you want? A jail sentence? I was talking about ''that'' guy.
--> '''Jenna:''' The man? Oh gross.

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--> '''Lucy:''' -->'''Lucy:''' What do you want? A jail sentence? I was talking about ''that'' guy.
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'''Jenna:''' The man? Oh gross.



--> "Uh, [[TwoWordsAddedEmphasis first word: jail; second word: bait]]."

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--> "Uh, --->'''Faith:''' Uh, [[TwoWordsAddedEmphasis first word: jail; second word: bait]]."



-->♫ What I mean / I'm fifteen / So this "queen" thing's illegal!

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-->♫ --->'''Dawn:''' ♫ What I mean / I'm fifteen / So this "queen" thing's illegal!



-->'''Buffy:''' [[IJustWantToBeNormal I wish we could be regular kids.]]\\

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-->'''Buffy:''' --->'''Buffy:''' [[IJustWantToBeNormal I wish we could be regular kids.]]\\



-->'''Rikku:''' Well, just give me five or six more years. (Slaps her ass)
-->'''Spoony:''' Woah! You are a prison sentence waiting to happen kid!

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-->'''Rikku:''' Well, just give me five or six more years. (Slaps ''[slaps her ass)
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Woah! You are a prison sentence waiting to happen kid!



-->'''Stewie:''' LOOK! SHE'S MAKING OUT WITH A BABY! A ''NUDE'' BABY!

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-->'''Stewie:''' --->'''Stewie:''' LOOK! SHE'S MAKING OUT WITH A BABY! A ''NUDE'' BABY!
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** The 2008 episode "[=McStroke=] involved Stewie setting up [[AlphaBitch school slut]] Connie D'Amico by masquerading as a high school student and tricking her into going out with him and having sex. When Connie makes fun of Stewie's endowment, Stewie makes sure the cops know how old he really is.

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** The 2008 episode "[=McStroke=] "[=McStroke=]" involved Stewie setting up [[AlphaBitch school slut]] Connie D'Amico by masquerading as a high school student and tricking her into going out with him and having sex. When Connie makes fun of Stewie's endowment, Stewie makes sure the cops know how old he really is.
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* ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia: In the episode "The Gang Solves the North Korea Situation", a Korean girl falls in love with Charlie and follows him home. The two form a relationship, and Charlie, Mac, and Dennis decide to hose off her top to get guests at the bar. After her mother, the owner of the North Korean restaurant, tells Frank that she's only twelve years old, right as Dennis hoses her top off Frank bursts in at the last second and takes the shot in slow-motion. After being told that she's only twelve, the guests leave disappointingly.
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* DoubleSubverted in the low-brow monster movie ''Film/BloodSurf''. One of the SurferDude characters is mutually attracted to the teenage daughter of their local guides. When they run off for a TwoPersonPoolParty, he asks her how old she is. She jokes that she'll turn 15 the following month, then assures him that she's 19. She later admits that she lied and is really 17.
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* In {{Tinsel}}, Angela Dede thinks a she's dating who she met at an office party is twenty-something, until his mother -- her boss -- tells her he is seventeen and is a [[LikesOlderWomen frequent offender]].

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* In {{Tinsel}}, ''Series/{{Tinsel}}'', Angela Dede thinks a she's dating who she met at an office party is twenty-something, until his mother -- her boss -- tells her he is seventeen and is a [[LikesOlderWomen frequent offender]].
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* In one early story arc of ''LeastICouldDo'', Rayne met a girl in a bar, and slept with her, not unreasonably assuming that she was over 18. However, she was actually 16 and still in high school. Rayne was arrested but eventually acquitted as there was no way he could have known she was under age, since 16 year old high school students aren't supposed to hang around in bars. Rayne them asked if this meant [[ComicallyMissingThePoint he could legally sleep with sixteen year olds if he met them in bars]], causing John and his lawyer to drag him out of the courtroom.

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* In one early story arc of ''LeastICouldDo'', ''Webcomic/LeastICouldDo'', Rayne met a girl in a bar, and slept with her, not unreasonably assuming that she was over 18. However, she was actually 16 and still in high school. Rayne was arrested but eventually acquitted as there was no way he could have known she was under age, since 16 year old high school students aren't supposed to hang around in bars. Rayne them asked if this meant [[ComicallyMissingThePoint he could legally sleep with sixteen year olds if he met them in bars]], causing John and his lawyer to drag him out of the courtroom.
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%%* In ''Manga/MiraiNikki'', the two protagonists are both 14 years old. However, the story makes it ''reeeeeeeeeal'' easy to forget that fact. Besides almost being raped at one point, the female lead is constantly seen in a bra and panties (or less), chapter 52 [[spoiler:showcases the two of them having sex, complete with fully-exposed breasts.]]

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%%* In ''Manga/MiraiNikki'', ''Manga/FutureDiary'', the two protagonists are both 14 years old. However, the story makes it ''reeeeeeeeeal'' easy to forget that fact. Besides almost being raped at one point, the female lead is constantly seen in a bra and panties (or less), chapter 52 [[spoiler:showcases the two of them having sex, complete with fully-exposed breasts.]]
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* Laurie Juspeczyk (or Silk Spectre II) from ''Comicbook/{{Watchmen}}'' is 16 when she started a fling with Dr. Manhattan. His than girlfriend Janey Slater calls her jail bait after the meeting when Dr. Manhattan and Silk Spectre II meet.

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* ''Series/EightSimpleRules''
** Bridget Hennessey frequently flirts with older guys even if she is only sixteen or seventeen, though the only actual relationships she's had are with fellow classmates. Her sister also drops this line during a conversation.

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''Series/EightSimpleRules'': Bridget Hennessey frequently flirts with older guys even if she is only sixteen or seventeen, though the only actual relationships she's had are with fellow classmates. Her sister also drops this line during a conversation.conversation:
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* Len Kagamine of Music/{{Vocaloid}} fame is the go-to Vocaloid for [[MrFanservice male fanservice]] and has an entire song about him [[ReallyGetsAround really getting around]]. He's also canonically fourteen-years-old. Subverted in that many [=PVs=] [[AgeLift age him up a little]], which isn't hard to do considering the [[BlankSlate nature]] of the Vocaloid software.
** BreakoutCharacter Miku Hatsune herself could qualify, as she's allegedly only sixteen but has many fanservice moments of her own. Again, subverted in that she's sometimes aged up a little.
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* Len Kagamine of Music/{{Vocaloid}} fame is the go-to Vocaloid for [[MrFanservice male fanservice]] and has an entire song about him [[ReallyGetsAround really getting around]]. He's also canonically fourteen-years-old. Subverted in that many [=PVs=] [[AgeLift age him up a little]], which isn't hard to do considering the [[BlankSlate nature]] of the Vocaloid software.
** BreakoutCharacter Miku Hatsune herself could qualify, as she's allegedly only sixteen but has many fanservice moments of her own. Again, subverted in that she's sometimes aged up a little.
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Is he below the age of consent? Is she concerned about the legality?


* In ''Series/{{Friends}}'', Monica has sex with her much younger boyfriend only to find out that he is a senior ''in high school''.
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Same as the Really 17 Years Old example

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* In ''Series/{{Friends}}'', Monica has sex with her much younger boyfriend only to find out that he is a senior ''in high school''.
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* Much of the drama in ''Webcomic/{{Beloved}}'' arises from the mid-30s protagonist accidentally having sex with, and later [[AgeGapRomance falling for]], a 16-year old at a club. Wei Wei thought [[MistakenAge she was in her 20s]].
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This trope is about the danger of jail time. There's no indication that that was ever a serious concern.


* It's strongly implied in ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'' that Marion may have been this when Indy fooled around with her, souring his friendship with her father in the process. During their argument in her bar she snaps at Indy that she was just a child. Indy retorts that she knew what she was doing.
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* It's strongly implied in ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'' that Marion may have been this when Indy fooled around with her, souring his friendship with her father in the process. During their argument in her bar she snaps at Indy that she was just a child. Indy retorts that she knew what she was doing.
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** One episode of has Brian infer from a comment by a recent sexual partner that she's sixteen, to which she responds that she ''will'' be in a few months (which prompts him to state that she'll get a car as a present from him to keep quiet about it).

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** One episode of has Brian infer from a comment by a recent sexual partner that she's sixteen, to which she responds that she ''will'' be in a few months (which prompts him to state that she'll get a car Barnes and Noble gift card as a present from him to keep quiet about it).
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* What caused the downfall of Zazz Blammymatazz in ''WesternAnimation/{{Metalocalypse}}'' was Dr. Rockso getting busted having sex with Dory [=McLean=]. She's only fourteen. [[spoiler:The end of the episode has Rockso lusting over Dory's teenage daughter.]]
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'''Archer:''' ''Exactly!'' Plus, [[InsaneTrollLogic the Europeans use the metric system, so...]]

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'''Archer:''' ''Exactly!'' Plus, [[InsaneTrollLogic the Europeans use the metric system, so...]]
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Lolicon and shotacon have been disambiguated. Links with too little context are being removed - "paedo" is not always a trope, examples where the tropeworthiness is unclear are being removed. Also, please do not use "loli" as a synonym for little girl; see Lolicon And Shotacon as to why not


* [[{{Shotacon}} Male example]] in ''Literature/{{Haunted}}''. [[spoiler: Brandon Whittier is a thirteen-year-old boy suffering from progeria, which causes him to age at seven times the normal rate. He amasses a fortune by telling his nurses he's eighteen, begging them not to let him die a virgin, and then revealing his age and demanding money in exchange for not reporting them.]]

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* [[{{Shotacon}} Male example]] example in ''Literature/{{Haunted}}''. [[spoiler: Brandon Whittier is a thirteen-year-old boy suffering from progeria, which causes him to age at seven times the normal rate. He amasses a fortune by telling his nurses he's eighteen, begging them not to let him die a virgin, and then revealing his age and demanding money in exchange for not reporting them.]]
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* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'': Subverted in "It's The Great Pumpkin Sam Winchester" when one of the deaths occurs at a teenage Halloween party. When Dean volunteers to interview an attractive female witness, Sam warns his brother "two words: jail bait", which Dean takes offense to. It's later revealed that not only did she cause the deaths, but [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld she's actually a centuries-old witch]].
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* In ''OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest'', [=McMurphy=] is serving out a sentence for statutory rape. During his interview with Dr. Spivey, he says, "She was fifteen years old going on thirty-five, Doc, and she told me she was eighteen."

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* In ''OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest'', ''Film/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest'', [=McMurphy=] is serving out a sentence for statutory rape. During his interview with Dr. Spivey, he says, "She was fifteen years old going on thirty-five, Doc, and she told me she was eighteen."
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-->'''Stewie:''' LOOK! SHE'S MAKING OUT WITH A BABY! A ''NUDE'' BABY!
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* On ''Series/QueenOfTheSouth'' one of Camila's lawyers proves to be TooDumbToLive and has sex with an underage babysitter. He was under DEA surveillance at the time and is told that he either informs on Camila's drug dealing empire or go to jail for statutory rape.
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While it's certainly creepy to the audience in a Fridge Logic sort of way, in-universe, Jasmine is explicitly of an age to be married and thus, by definition, not Jail Bait.


* Jaffar - as in, from ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' is clearly a creep, but the lustful advances he makes towards Jasmine only become creepier (especially [[GoGoEnslavement after he makes himself sultan]]) when one realizes she's supposedly only 15.
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* Jaffar - as in, from ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' is clearly a creep, but the lustful advances he makes towards Jasmine only become creepier (especially [[GoGoEnslavement after he makes himself sultan]]) when one realizes she's supposedly only 15.
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* In the first episode of ''Series/{{Californication}}'', Hank has a one night stand with a young woman who turns out to be the sixteen-year-old daughter of his ex-girlfriend's fiancé (though he did not know who or how old she was at the time.) Three seasons of blackmail and plagiarism later, the truth is finally revealed and Hank is arrested and charged with statutory rape.

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* In the first episode of ''Series/{{Californication}}'', Hank has a one night stand with a young woman who turns out to be the sixteen-year-old daughter of his ex-girlfriend's fiancé (though he did not know who or how old she was at the time.) Three seasons of blackmail and plagiarism later, the truth is finally revealed and Hank is arrested and charged with statutory rape. He also wrote a book about the whole thing (''"Punching and Fucking"'') that is later made into a movie.
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** In the same vein (and the same year, 1978), "Are You Old Enough" by Australasian rock group Dragon.
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* [[{{Shotacon}} Male example]] in ''Literature/{{Haunted 2005}}''. [[spoiler: Brandon Whittier is a thirteen-year-old boy suffering from progeria, which causes him to age at seven times the normal rate. He amasses a fortune by telling his nurses he's eighteen, begging them not to let him die a virgin, and then revealing his age and demanding money in exchange for not reporting them.]]

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* [[{{Shotacon}} Male example]] in ''Literature/{{Haunted 2005}}''.''Literature/{{Haunted}}''. [[spoiler: Brandon Whittier is a thirteen-year-old boy suffering from progeria, which causes him to age at seven times the normal rate. He amasses a fortune by telling his nurses he's eighteen, begging them not to let him die a virgin, and then revealing his age and demanding money in exchange for not reporting them.]]

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