...I was sixteen when I started my senior year of high school. I turned seventeen later that year. I mention this because different states have different starting ages, kids sometimes skip grades for a variety of reasons, and it's possible to graduate high school in fewer than four years.

So Cyn might be under the age of consent. And, even if he is of legal age in Missouri, I think I looked it up for Lashouts once that both Nevada and Missouri have exceptions to their age of consent laws, particularly for adults who take advantage of their power/authority within the teen's life to get sex out of that teen. So, while statutory rape may be off the table, there are other equally unforgiving laws on the table to prosecute Anita with - especially since she's his pseudo-mom.

....And JC will get to see if he can run his empire from prison.