<P> Consensual (between minors) sexual intercourse over the 2 - year age difference (where the minor is under 13 years old) would subject the older minor to a charge of Sexual Assault, 1st Degree, in violation of C.G.S. § 53a - 70 (a) (2). A guilty verdict would result in conviction of a Class A felony sex offense, with a mandatory minimum of 5--10 years and maximum 25 years imprisonment . Any juvenile offender 14 years old or older has the case automatically transferred to the regular criminal docket of the Superior Court by operation of law, and thus stands before the court to be tried as an adult . However, the offender would have the same chance to apply for Youthful Offender status (see Sexual Assault, 2nd Degree above) provided the criteria are met . </P> <P> A juvenile offender 13 years old and younger would be charged as a "serious juvenile offender" under C.G.S. § 46b - 120 (12) (A). Because the charge is a sex offense, the juvenile prosecutor can request that the proceeding designated a "serious sexual offender prosecution". See C.G.S. § 46b - 133d (b) - (f). Unless the juvenile waives the right to a trial by jury, the case proceeds to the regular criminal docket of the Superior Court, where the juvenile must face trial as an adult . If the juvenile agrees to the waiver, the case will proceed through the juvenile system with a bench trial . </P> <P> Links to Statutes Cited (in numerical order) </P> <Ul> <Li> C.G.S. § 46b - 120 </Li> <Li> C.G.S. § 46b - 127 </Li> <Li> C.G.S. § 46b - 133d </Li> <Li> C.G.S. § 53a - 70 </Li> <Li> C.G.S. § 53a - 71 </Li> <Li> C.G.S. § 54 - 76b to o </Li> </Ul>

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