The statutory rape is a offence that involves women under the age of 16 notwithstanding of their

consent as stated under section 375 (g) as below;

375. A man is said to commit “rape” who, except in the case hereinafter excepted, has sexual
intercourse with a woman under circumstances falling under any of the following descriptions:

(a) against her will;

(b) without her consent;

(c) with her consent, when her consent has been obtained by putting her in fear of death or hurt to
herself or any other person or obtained under a misconception of fact and the man knows or has
reason to believe that the consent was given in consequence of such misconception;

(d) with her consent, when the man knows that he is not her husband, and her consent is given
because she believes that he is another man to whom she is or believes herself to be lawfully
married or to whom she would consent;

(e) with her consent, when, at the time of giving such consent, she is unable to understand the
nature and consequences of that to which she gives consent;

(f) with her consent, when the consent is obtained by using his position of authority over her or
because of professional relationship or other relationship of trust in relation to her; and

(g) with or without her consent, when she is under sixteen years of age.

(Law of Malaysia, 2006)

According to the act, consent is irrelevant in sexual intercourse involving girls under the age of 16.
The law's determination of a girl's age of consent indicates that she is incapable of consenting since
she cannot understand the act's nature, quality, and consequences.
In common law jurisdictions, statutory rape refers to non-coerced sexual conduct between two
individuals who are under the age of consent (the age required to legally consent to the
behavior). While it is frequently used to refer to adults having sexual contact with minors under
the age of consent, it is a generic phrase, and very few jurisdictions use the term statutory rape
in their legislative language.
Different jurisdictions use many different statutory terms for the crime, such as sexual
assault (SA), rape of a child (ROAC), corruption of a minor (COAM), unlawful sex with a
minor (USWAM),4 carnal knowledge of a minor (CKOAM), sexual battery5 or simply carnal
knowledge. The terms child sexual abuse or child molestation may also be used, but statutory
rape generally refers to sex between an adult and a minor past the age of puberty, and may
therefore be distinguished from child sexual abuse. 6 Sexual relations with a prepubescent child is
typically treated as a more serious crime.1,6
In statutory rape, overt force or threat is usually not present. Statutory rape laws
presume coercion, because a minor or mentally handicapped adult is legally incapable of giving
consent to the act.
1. Carmen M. Cusack (2015). Laws Relating to Sex, Pregnancy, and Infancy: Issues in Criminal Justice
2. "Statutory Rape Known to Law Enforcement"  (PDF). U.S. Department of Justice - Office of Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention  "Statutory Rape Known to Law Enforcement"  (PDF). U.S. Department
of Justice - Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
3. "State Legislators' Handbook for Statutory Rape Issues" (PDF). U.S Department of Justice - Office for
Victims of Crime

4. Cieply, Michael (11 October 2009). "In Polanski Case, '70s Culture Collides With Today".  The New York
Times.

^ Sexual battery". Official Internet Site of The Florida Legislature. The Florida Legislature. Retrieved 19
May 2013.

Fradella, Henry F.; Sumner, Jennifer M. (2016). Sex, Sexuality, Law, and (In)justice.  Routledge. p. 375.

Statutory rape is a general term used to describe an offense that takes place when an individual
(regardless of age) has consensual sexual relations with an individual not old enough to legally
consent to the behavior. Stated another way, statutory rape is sexual relations between individuals
that would be legal if not for their ages. In accordance with the FBI definition, this Bulletin
characterizes statutory rape as nonforcible sexual intercourse with a person who is younger than the
statutory age of consent. Each state has laws that prohibit sex with a minor. The offender may be an
adult or a juvenile. The age of consent varies from state to state as well as the label of and the
punishment for the crime. In addition to individual ages, some state laws specifically address sexual
contact with a minor by a person who is a defined number of years older than the minor or by a
person of authority, such as an athletic coach or teacher. Statutory rape literature has focused
primarily on female victims. Recent high profile cases of educator sexual misconduct involving
female teachers and their teenage male victims bring into question the commonly held statutory
rape offender/ victim stereotype in which predatory older men prey on young female victims.
Statutory rape incidents recorded in NIBRS present both of these patterns along with other
characteristics of male and female offenders and victims across age ranges and represent only those
incidents that have been reported as crimes.

Difference between rape and statutory Rape. (should increase the age for consent)

To be convicted of rape, the prosecution must prove that you engaged in sexual
intercourse with the alleged victim and the victim did not consent to that sexual
act. It could be that the victim said no to sexual intercourse and you used force or
fear to make the victim perform the act, or you tricked or coerced the alleged
victim to perform the act.
This is very different from statutory rape. Under Malaysian Penal Code, statutory
rape is engaging in intercourse with any person under the age of 16.
So, in a statutory rape case, the alleged victim could have been a willing
participant in the sexual act that led to the criminal case. However, under
California law, minors are not legally permitted to consent to sexual activity.
Therefore, if you engage in sexual intercourse with a minor, you could face
statutory rape charges.
The major difference between rape and statutory rape is that the element of
consent is irrelevant in statutory rape, but it is key in cases involving rape.
https://www.wksexcrimes.com/difference-statutory-rape-rape-california/

Statutory rape and rape are very different crimes. 

Rape requires force, fear of other intimidation in order to complete the act of
sexual intercourse. 
Statutory rape is merely the act of having consensual intercourse with someone
who you know or should have known is under 18 years of age.

Offenders of statutory Rape

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019/10/25/number-of-juvenile-rapists-on-the-rise

In 2019, the Home Ministry in a parliamentary reply informed to Batu Kawan MP

Kasthuri Patto that police records showed that 9,489 rape cases (not including incest
cases) in Malaysia were reported to the police from 2014 to August 2019, with 9,505
rape victims that were mostly aged between 13 to 18 years old, with the suspects
mostly being the victim’s boyfriend or someone known to the victim at the age of 16
and above.

NIBRS classifies the relationship between the statutory rape victim and the offender as a boyfriend
or a girlfriend in 29% of statutory rapes. Another 62% were classified as acquaintances. A small
percentage of offenders (2%) were strangers to the victim and 7% were coded as family members.