Barbados Age of Consent Statutory Rape Laws Individuals aged 15 or younger in Barbados are not legally able to consent to sexual activity, and such activity may result in prosecution for statutory rape or the equivalent local law
Age of consent by country - Wikipedia Only 12 states have a single age of consent, below which an individual cannot consent to sexual intercourse under any circumstances, and above which it is legal to engage in sexual intercourse with another person above the age of consent
Cap. 154 Sexual Offences Householder, etc , permitting defilement of a minor under 16 years of age Suppression of brothels Person living on earnings of prostitution Person aiding prostitution THE LAWS OF BARBADOS Printed by the Government Printer, Bay Street, St Michael by the authority of the Government of Barbados
Barbados - ECPAT Age of sexual consent is 16 years The national legislation does not provide for a close-in-age exemption Active and passive extraterritorial jurisdiction over SEC-related crimes is not provided in Barbadian domestic legislation
Caribbean minimum consent age factor - CaribDirect The age of consent for sexual intercourse slightly varies among countries of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) For example, the minimum age for consent is 16 in all OECS nations except St Vincent and the Grenadines, where it is 15
Sexual Offences Act, Cap. 154, as amended by the Sexual Offences . . . Statutory rape involves sexual intercourse with a minor under the age of 14, regardless of consent or mistaken belief about age, except in legal marriages If the marriage is later voided, an accused may not be guilty if they reasonably believed they were married
Age of Consent by Country (2026 Updated) - Travel Safe If you are younger than the age of consent when you have sexual intercourse, you can be held legally liable and may be charged with a crime However, often the case is that one partner is older than the other partner, who is younger than the age of consent
Sexual offences court delays a shame - Barbados Today There are many who still cannot reconcile a situation where a 16-year-old can consent to sexual intercourse with an adult but cannot seek medical attention without the consent of a parent or guardian until the age of 18