In Pennsylvania :
It is illegal to force someone into sexual contact.
It is illegal to threaten or coerce someone in order to get that person to engage in sexual contact.
It is illegal to force one's spouse to have sexual contact.
It is illegal to have sexual contact with someone who is unconscious or otherwise unaware that sexual contact is occurring.
It is illegal to have sexual contact with someone who does not have the power to give reasoned consent, or to control his or her own conduct. This includes someone who has a mental disability or is under the influence of alcohol or other drugs.
It is illegal to have sexual contact with a person under 13 years of age. By law, a person under 13 cannot give consent. Any sexual contact involving penetration with a person less than 13 years old is a rape charge.
It is illegal for a person to have sex with someone under 16 if there is an age difference of four or more years between the two people, even if both parties consent to the sexual activity.
It is illegal to photograph, to distribute, or to possess photographs or visual images of persons under 18 engaged in sexual acts or simulated sexual acts.
It is illegal to have sexual contact with a close blood or adoptive relative.
Harassment on the basis of sex is a violation of federal law.







