In the UK I have heard it is illegal for men to have sex with girls under 17 if there is a certain age gap...?

or more. I know the legal age of consent is normally 16, but does anyone know anything else about this under 17 thing?|||The law goes both ways. It is not just older men and younger girls. The age of consent in the US varies by State law. The UK's age of consent is 16.|||I think the gap in age has to be five years or more.|||Just stay away from younger girls!