The girls change schools. One family decides to move away. Meanwhile, the University of Michigan decides it doesn't want Dan as a student. He applies to Wayne State, which also rejects him. Meanwhile, Dan and his friends are facing very serious legal consequences.
Most people believe statutory rape laws are intended to protect young girls from much older men.
And many states exempt high school age peers from felony prosecution. Michigan, though, does not. Facing up to 15 years in prison, Dan decides to take a plea bargain. He agrees to plead guilty to conspiracy to contribute to the delinquency of a minor, and is sentenced to four and a half months in prison, two years probation and 200 hours of community service. You can't stop them from drinking.