Commentary for Yevamot 222:14

אפילו תימא רבי מאיר כי אמר ר' מאיר גדולה לקטן וקטנה לגדול דחד מינייהו ביאה דאיסורא הוא אבל קטן הבא על הקטנה דתרוייהו כי הדדי נינהו לא אמר

He did not speak, however, of a boy minor who cohabited with a girl minor, in which case both are in the same position.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Both are not subject to punishment, even if their cohabitation is found to be a forbidden act and consequently may be allowed in a doubtful case such as this; cf. infra 114a. ');">³³</span> But, surely, it was stated, IF HE COHABITED WITH A SISTER-IN-LAW WHO WAS OF AGE SHE SHOULD BRING HIM UP UNTIL HE IS OF AGE!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which is not a case concerning two minors. ');">³⁴</span> — R. Hanina of Hozaah replied: If he had already cohabited [the law] is different.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Though the levirate marriage of a minor with one who is of age is forbidden, it is nevertheless valid ex post facto. ');">³⁵</span>

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