When Ricky was 16, he went to a party and met a girl named Amanda. She told him she was also 16, he says. They hit it off and had sex.

Turns out, Amanda was 13. According to Iowa state law, where they were living, a 13-year-old cannot consent to sex. Ricky was arrested, held in jail over night and charged as an adult. He pled guilty to lascivious acts with a child, a class D felony, and was sentenced to two years probation, according to Jeannine Gilmore, the assistant Dallas County attorney. She says Ricky must be registered as a sex offender for the next ten years.

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