My question involves criminal law for the state of: Washington
So I was reading the laws on child molestation and the law says:
"RCW 9A.44.089
Child molestation in the third degree.
(1) A person is guilty of child molestation in the third degree when the person has, or knowingly causes another person under the age of eighteen to have, sexual contact with another who is at least fourteen years old but less than sixteen years old and not married to the perpetrator and the perpetrator is at least forty-eight months older than the victim."
But if you read the defense for it, the law says:
"RCW 9A.44.030
Defenses to prosecution under this chapter.
(3) The defense afforded by subsection (2) of this section requires that for the following defendants, the reasonable belief be as indicated:
(g) For a defendant charged with child molestation in the third degree, that the victim was at least sixteen, or was less than thirty-six months younger than the defendant;"
Is this a typo, is it supposed to be 48 months or 36 months? Which one is correct?
Also, say you're 47.9/35.9 months older than the victim, since the law states that the perpetrator must be 48/36 months does that mean it's legal?

