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Age of consent is actually a different thing from the "legal" age you are thinking about. Different states have different statutory rape laws. For example, in one state, statutory rape occurs when the victim is 13-14 and the perpetrator is at least 4 but no more than 9 years older than the victim. Statutory rape also occurs when the victim is 15-17 and the perpetrator is at least 6 but no more than 9 years older than the victim. In other words, statutory rape would occur if, as a 20 year old you went after a 13 to a 14 year old. More than 9 years older than the victim becomes aggravated statutory rape. But it doesn't end there, because mitigated statutory rape occurs when the victim is 15-17 and the perpetrator is 4-5 years older than the victim. In other words, if she is 16 and you are 20, that's mitigated statutory rape in this particular state, which is a class E felony and carries a sentence of around 11 months. So, long story short, go for women your own age.
Your talking about states with AOC's that flex based on age, I believe. Az is like that, the AOC is 18 however it can be as low as 16 IF the partys involved are within 24months in age.