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  • Aug 21, 2007, 09:59 AM
    babyg18
    Can I go to jail for this.
    I am 18, I go with a 15 year old mexican. We have a baby on the way and people say that I can go to jail for dating him. But we stated dating when I was 17, so is this true?
  • Aug 21, 2007, 10:02 AM
    alkalineangel
    It depends on how old you were when you conceived... Also it depends on the laws where you live... this is kind of a reverse of what we typically see. Its illegal to have sex with a minor, not date them necessarily. So if the sex occured/occurs while you are 18, then things change...
  • Aug 21, 2007, 10:39 AM
    babyg18
    I was 18 when I conceived.So it don't matter if we were 17 when we started dating.
  • Aug 21, 2007, 10:41 AM
    babyg18
    I was 18.
  • Aug 21, 2007, 10:42 AM
    GlindaofOz
    What state do you live in?

    If you began a sexual relationship (ANY sexual contact not just intercourse) with him and you were older then the age of consent you most certainly can be in trouble.
  • Aug 21, 2007, 10:45 AM
    babyg18
    Ga
  • Aug 21, 2007, 10:47 AM
    GlindaofOz
    The age of consent in GA is 16. If you were having a sexual relationship (again any sexual contact) with this boy before you got pregnant yes, you are in trouble. What you did is called statutory rape.
  • Aug 21, 2007, 10:50 AM
    ScottGem
    Glinda is right. YOU engaged in sexual intercourse with a minor. He was 15 at the time which is under the age of consent for GA. So you committed statutory rape.
  • Aug 21, 2007, 10:50 AM
    babyg18
    Even if he is 16 know.
  • Aug 21, 2007, 10:51 AM
    ScottGem
    It doesn't matter what he is now. It matters what age he was when you started molesting him.
  • Aug 21, 2007, 10:56 AM
    babyg18
    I wasn't molesting him, we go together. My famliy and his famliy. Plus what if we get married.
  • Aug 21, 2007, 10:57 AM
    GlindaofOz
    Technically since he was under the age of consent yes you were molesting him that is how the courts will look at it.
  • Aug 21, 2007, 11:01 AM
    ScottGem
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by babyg18
    I wasnt molesting him, we go together. My famliy and his famliy. Plus wat if we get married.

    You aren't paying attention. It is ILLEGAL to have sex with a person under the age of consent. It doesn't matter whether he was willing or not, since he was under the age of consent, he could not, legally, give his consent. Therefore, you molested him in the eyes of the law. When you give birth and list the father, this will probably be reported to the authorities.
  • Aug 21, 2007, 11:14 AM
    babyg18
    So what do I do know.
  • Aug 21, 2007, 11:19 AM
    ScottGem
    NOW (not know) you get an attorney to advise you. Its possible if you marry (you will need the permission of his parents) it might prevent prosecution.

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