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Edzz wrote:

Potential/Implied Rape -Baelfire (Emma - Below age of consent)

It is not implied that Neal raped Emma, he did. Emma was 16 or 17, depending on what birthday you believe for Henry, since the writers gave him 2 birthdays, one in August and one in March/April. And in Oregon, where they were, the age of consent was 18. Which is sexual abuse, though the common term is statory rape.