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John was 21, Jessica just 15. The Lake county couple says her mother invited him to date her daughter, then had him prosecuted for statutory rape.

He did a year in jail. They married when she turned 18, now they have three children and John�s seeking a pardon because being a sex offender means he can�t work on some construction jobs or go to his kids schools.

�I�m not allowed to go near schools, like elementary schools and stuff like that, certain jobs,” John Kemp said. “Some of them I�m allowed to, it just depends on what county it is. One job for instance called Belt Air, is by two elementary schools and I�m not allowed to go near, because we had to have a background check run on us, so I was one of those people who weren�t allowed to go.�

Is he dangerous to kids in any way?

�No, he�s too much of a softy,” Jessica Kemp said.

Kemp got his wish. This is the second �Romeo and Juliet� case to come before the Clemency Board this year.� Governor Crist granted a full pardon to a Panama City man this spring.