In the Matter of R.L.C., 361 N.C. 287 (2007)

(1) Consensual oral sex between the 14-year-old juvenile and his 12-year-old girlfriend violated the crime against nature statute and supported the adjudication of delinquency because the statute does not contain any age differential and the plain language of the statute encompasses the juvenile’s activity. (2) The crime against nature statue was not unconstitutional as applied to the 14-year-old juvenile in this case because the statute furthers a legitimate state interest in promoting proper notions of morality and limiting health ramifications of sexual conduct between minors.