Ugh what a half plus seven violating creep.
You do realise that 'rule' isn't actually the law?
Uh, who cares? It's legal for me to f[inks] 16-year olds in Minnesota but that doesn't make it OK.
What? You mean the age of consent in Minnesota is 16?
Oh my God.
I honestly don't understand what's so shocking about the age of consent being 16.
I think the whole thing about 18 being the age of consent is a product of most movies and shows being shot in California, which is one of the few States where it is.
The idea that it's somehow wrong or creepy for a 18 year old to have sex with a 17 year old is certainly pretty strange.
Whatever the age is set at, you will have that problem. What about a 16 year old with a 15 year old?
Now, this story is just weird.