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The age of consent in Washington is 16. There can be various felony rape penalties applicable when greater age differences are involved. Washington also has "immoral communication with a minor" statutes that can come into play.
These two should be waiting until she's at least 16 to be safe. And even then, sex this young is usually still a bad idea. If the couple is "for real," they should wait.
I'd also point out that the condom failure rate for "typical" use in preventing pregnancy (never mind diseases) is 15%. That's huge. That's almost 1 in 5 odds of getting pregnant, especially over a period of time. Seriously, that's huge. If the lottery had odds that good, someone should be betting heavily. Try flipping a coin 5 times and see if you can call it correctly every time. No? Get ready for a pregnancy to still occur and to have your life permanently altered.
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