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Friday February 10, 2012
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Curious! Parents can still file report after I turn 18?
Texas
I'm an 18 yr old and just recently started dating a 30 yr old that i've known since i was 13. we met through our love for music & worked with eachother for 3 yrs. him being the producer/manager & my sister and i being singers. We've always talked on the phone, spent time together workin & just really clicked with eachother. but due 2 the age difference never said or did anything of it until just recently. well my mom has always had a problem with how close i was with him & now that she found out im actually seein him shes sayin that shes gunna go to the cops & have him arrested for statutory rape because she thinks it has been goin on this whole time because we've always communicated on the phone just abt every night for hours. so as proof shes gettin my phone records. so i was just wondering if she would be able to press statutory rape charges on him now? This is a tough question. A lot would depend on how compelling your Mom's information is to the police and the District attorney (DA). The age difference is a red flag. Your Mom can't press criminal charges against him. She can only file a police report, or complaint naming him as the party to a crime against her minor child; the police will either open an investigation, or they will drop it. If they do a preliminary investigation and find compelling evidence, the District Attorney may open a case. In Texas, the statutory rape law is called "Indecency with a child" and it falls under the special statute of limitations laws (below) for sexual offenses. "The statute of limitations for certain offenses against minors is a period of 10 years after the victim reaches age 18. If the 30 year old has never had any arrests or allegations of this kind against him and the phone calls and other activities can be explained under his manager/agent status as part of the professional working relationship, he probably won't have anything to worry about. If police ever want to question him, it would be in his best interest to have an attorney present. Your Mom has the right as the parent to make her suspicions known and file a report with police if she believes a crime was committed against her minor child. The statute of limitations for certain offenses against a minor is a period within 10 years after the victim reaches age 18. The offenses included are:
I am now a 25 year old male in a border town in Texas, when I was 23 I met my girlfriend which at the time was 15. I met her through her father which was a friend of mine. He suspected something between us even though there was no sexual contact and after 6 months into out relationship she went to live with her aunt in a border town on the Mexican side of the border. About a month later she convinced me to go visit her and I stayed in Mexico with her. By then I had her father's, mother's, and aunt's blessing to be with her since I showed my feelings by following her to another country. With that consent we started living together and engaged in sexual activities. After about four months we decided that Mexico was starting to get dangerous as you've probably seen on the news, so we came back to the United States only to find out that she was 3 month pregnant. I bought us a home and had our son on her due date. Three months later her dad's ex-girlfriend seeks vengeance on him for an act he committed and files a report with CPS that he consented to his 16 year old daughter living a 24 year old man. Now Cps won't let us have any contact at all including phone calls. I can't even see my son. Her family isn’t pressing charges but if her father lets us see each other they threatened with pressing charges on him. If I had consent from her family, is this right? Or I'm I wrong in believing in parental consent? From the time a parent find out if that the 45 year old man had sex with this 17 year old girl, what is the time frame of reporting this as a crime? The 45 year-old male is perceived to have had sex with this minor as early as 16 years of age. These two are now married, can charges still be brought against the man for statutory rape of a minor? I am 21 years old dating a 17 year old girl. Her mom does not want her seeing me but has not threatened to press charges. We have done nothing but kiss as of right now. However, if we continue to see each other or have sexual entercourse, would her mom be able to get me or my girlfriend into trouble? Also, her mom recently made her move out of town with relatives to finish school. My girlfriend wants to come visit me but her mom is still telling her not to. If my girlfriend comes to see me anyways, against her mom's decision, can my girlfriend get into trouble or is she allowed to make her own decisions now that she is 17? My ex boyfriend wants to file statutory rape charges on me because he no longer wants to pay child support for our son. He wants me to drop all back child support or he will file charges against me. He was 16 at the time and I was 19.. It has been over 13 years. His mother and father knew how old I was and I never really knew how old he was because everybody in his family were telling me different ages, until he was asked for his birth date for our son's birth certificate. He doesn't visit or call or send anything to our son. He feels like he shouldn't have to pay for our son because in his eyes he was not responsbile for our child. We had been dating for about 3 to 4 years. Does he have ground to stand on? He wants to give up his rights but he wants me to pay for it and I am not going to pay for it. He cannot be allowed to get a free ride. What does it look like for me at this point. I am married now and have four more children. Hi i was wondering something im 22 going to turn 23 in nov and my girlfriend is 17 about to turn 18 in may. Her parents dont want us going out so they threatened to charge me with "solitation of a minor" What is the statute of limitations on this and CAN they file against me after she turns 18?? A person can no longer be a victim of statutory rape in Texas after reaching their 17th birthday. Under Texas penal code - sexual offense laws, we found no law titled "solicitation of a minor". Texas Statutes - Penal Code According to Texas Penal Code Chapter 21 Sexual Offenses 21.11 "Indecency with a child" - A person commits this offense if they have sexual contact with a child younger than 17 years of age and they are not the person's spouse, whether the child is of the same or opposite sex: This crime can be charged as first, second or third degree felony Texas statute of limitations for felony sexual offenses would depend on the degree of the felony charge. It can range from NO limitation down to 3 years from the date of the commission of the offense. Misdemeanors - An indictment or information for any misdemeanor may be presented within two years from the date of the commission of the offense. It would not appear that any criminal sexual offense has been committed in this situation; so, from that stand point, there would likely be no arrest for a sexual offense. I suppose her parents could attempt to make your life miserable in any number of ways if they were so inclined. This would probably serve only to push their daughter away. We simply don't have any way of telling you what they might, or might not do. Given that your girl friend is 17, almost 18, this is a significant age in Texas under the Juvenile Justice code. Post new comment
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ok... so im 17 and a junior. i ran away last week. i stayed with some amazing people and i was safe and taken care of. im back home now. and told my mother i planed on moving to texas with everyone when i turn 18, witch is in may. she told me that she will press charges against who i stayed with if i leave in may. can she still press charges on the people i stayed with after im 18? or will nothing happen?