Thomas Lang. Thomas Lang was standing at the door of his dressing room, waiting to take his spot at the last Modern Drummer Festival Weekend. The thirty-four-year-old, Austrian-born drummer, now a resident of England, was an unknown quantity to this discriminating crowd. By rights, he ought to have been quaking in his shoes.
California has comprehensiveâand complicatedârules regarding statutes of limitations for criminal cases. The statute of limitations specifies the time period within which a case must be commenced by the state.
California Statutory Rape Laws. Statutes governing California's age of consent, associated criminal charges, available defenses, and penalties for conviction. In California, it is illegal for an adult (someone 18 or older) to have sex with a minor (someone younger than 18), even if the sex is consensual. Those who break the law have committed statutory rape.