Age of consent in the state I live in is 16.
What does purchasing alcohol or tobacco have to do with it.
age of consent may be age X where you live but if its another age in another state and you are in that state then you are bound by that state's law. not everyone who posts on this board is from your state so you can't hold their statements or facts to this matter based on your state's law, it just won't work.
age of consent in my state is 18. that also happens to be where the story takes place so
yes, the girl in the story
is a minor. so the father is correct in saying the 23 year old man sent nude pics to a minor.
"Minors are 16. Shes 17." <<<<< this is all you said in the post.
the tobacco alcohol reference was another example of where the term minor has different values and definitions depending on which state and which act is being exercised. that's just the lawyer in me, i am immediately prone to argue against absolute statements.