Is my brother right to worry?

[cassandra]

I'm hoping someone can offer a legal opinon and/or advice (beyond 'consult a lawyer') about the following situation.

About 4 or 5 years ago my brother was vacationing in Thailand; as many young men do, he visited a number of bars. At one, he and the woman who brought his beer struck up a conversation and after some time he asked if he could call her sometime. She answered that if he wanted they could dispense with the formalities and go upstairs (for a price, of course). Which he did. Anyway, after he went back down to the bar he noticed a group of girls who seemed to be much younger. He noticed them because they appeared too young to be in a bar. The woman he'd been with went over and sat with them, conversing and laughing and it appeared to my brother that they were friends.

Recently, my brother has become more and more troubled by the thought that the girl (who had, in the course of their conversation, said she was 18) might not have told him the truth. He has become concerned that he could be open to charges and even labelled a sex offender.

I should point out that he has never even dated a woman more than 2 years younger than him and certainly isn't a pedophile. He's getting married this summer, but the worry that there might be something hanging over his future is taking a toll on him - I don't think he would have told me about this otherwise.

Given the fact that she: 1. was working in a bar and 2. told him she was 18 along with the fact that it was totally consentual and took place a number of years ago, does my brother have anything to be worried about?

Not sure if it makes any difference, but we're Canadian.

Thanks.

How would anybody make an issue of it now?

(But just being told somebody is 18 does not excuse a person of course.)

I just don't see why this is relevant now?...five years later???