14-year-old faces lifetime branding as a sex offender because he had sex with 12-year-old girlfriend

A 14-year-old middle schooler could be forced to register for life as a sex offender for consensual sex with his girlfriend, who is two years younger.
The seventh-grader was charged with aggravated assault of a child, although Texas law carves out a “Romeo and Juliet” exception for juvenile offenders and victims, reported the Houston Chronicle.
However, the law doesn’t apply if one of the parties is younger than 14 years old.

14-year-old faces lifetime branding as a sex offender because he had sex with 12-year-old girlfriend