hello i had a baby when i was 15 by a 19 year old. now i'm 18 and he is telling me that he is going to make me have more of his kids. can we still press charges for the first child or is it too late. please help me

The first step would be to file a police report in your district and see where it leads. Only a District Attorney can determine what, if any, criminal charges will be filed, or if the charges would be felony or misdemeanor. Generally, a report must be filed with police in order to get a District Attorney to review it and determine if there is a case.

Penal Code section 261.5(b) is a misdemeanor and has a one year statute of limitations. Penal Code section 261.5(c) can be charged as either a felony or a misdemeanor and has a three year statute of limitations. Penal Code section 261.5(d) is a straight felony and has a three year statute of limitations. These statutes of limitations start running from the date of offense, regardless of when the crime was reported. There are Penal Code sections tolling the statutes of limitations of certain sex crimes but they do not apply to PC 261.5 charges.