In Maryland, the age of consent is 16 years old. Nationwide, the age of consent for sexual activity ranges from 16 to 18. Among other conversations prompted by revelations of the women – most of whom said they were teenagers when they had been approached by the man at places including a nearby shopping mall - the nation was engaged in questions about the age of consent to engage in sexual activity and statutory rape.
When a former Alabama judge and would-be politician recently made a run for a seat in Congress, several women came forward with tales of being approached romantically by the man when they were teenagers.
