My boyfriend was charged with contributing to the delinqency of a minor, who was living with us.?

Question

She said he gave her the alcohol, however, this was weeks after the "incident" and the cops did not observe her intoxicated. After we went through her room, we found MANY empty bottles of alcohol, some cans of beer that were from our refrigerator, some that were not. We did not willingly give her alcohol, she sneaked it. What we do have proof of is her smoking cigarettes, she is underage and is getting the cigarettes from her boyfriend who works at a smoker store. First off, isn't it her word against ours? Second, if we were her guardians and she was in our house, isn't this a private matter? Third, why didn't they arrest her for underage drinking? One other thing, we also found marijuana paraphernalia in her room. She alleged the same thing about our neighbors, I sought a restraining order, then she revoked her claim. However, under oath, she did say at that time, they neither of us have EVER given her alcohol or drugs. Any thoughts?

Answer 1

You do not have to actually hand her the alcohol to have some responsiblity. Fair/unfair, but having alcohol in the house and available to her can be enough in a court to have "furnished her with alcohol."

Answer 2

OK, first off - this girl is underage and living with you, which technically means that you are responsible for her well being and her safety. It does not matter if you willingly gave her the alcohol or she sneaked it behind your back...in the end you are still responsible for what she does in your house. Because you have a minor living with you, you should be aware of what they are doing. You can't tell the judge "Oh sorry Judge, we don't pay attention to her at all times." She is your responsibility and what she does can fall back on you. Secondly - just because you are her guardians and this was in your house, she was still breaking the law. So no, this is not a private matter. The cops are involved now, no? They aren't going to tell you, "Oh this was in your house, you can handle it how you want to" and be done with it. This is now a legal issue, as she is underage. Third - they will probably give her some sort of punishment for her drinking but ultimately, you are being rightfully charged...because you are her guardians and you are responsible for what she is doing.

Answer 3

My neighbor is doing a 10 year prison sentence for alleged child abuse. His ex brought the kids over for a visit and the 13 yr old was bratty and got a swat. The ex coached the brat on what to tell the cops so they would never have to come over for a visit again. My neighbor was drunk when the cops came by and they said "Just promise me this will never happen again and it will be allright" The drunk, just trying to appease the cops said "I promise." The cops said that constituted a confession and arrested him. He is now 5 years into a 10 year sentence.

Answer 4

In court, a judge will look at your story and hers. Also evaluate which story the available evidence supports.
If you say that you never gave her alcohol, the police never observed her intoxicated and you have the girls own testimony that she was never given alcohol by you, that all weighs in your favour. What might also weigh for or against you is how you handled it when you have found pot etc. Did you let her keep it? Did she suffer consequences when it was found? can you prove it? Will she testify that you took it away and restricted her freedom for a period of time?
It will all play into how a judge will look at it.

Answer 5

get a wireless video camera and tape her taking things or using drugs at home. Also, for your own safety get a small fridge and get a lock for it........keep your own beer and keep it there!!

The boyfriend needs to be older than the age of 21 to sell alcohol!! Is he dating a minor? Report the sucker to authorities...........then focus on this girl taking stuff or bringing things into the house with cameras.........just remember you can not video tape her on her room because is her private space and the bathrooms are off limits as well but if you have a camera on a fence outside taping inside showing you her wrong doings you can get away with it! Once on tape you can report this to authorities and take her to court you can make her life impossible and sent her to a boot camp, there she will learn to respect or be stuck there for a while longer until she actually learns to respect!!

Good luck!!

Answer 6

regrettably, for a short at the same time as longer, marijuana possession is a criminal offense (statute). In California gaol-time does no longer also be on the table, that's going to be a small high-quality initiating next 365 days. i imagine that's probable he will haven't any gaol-time or a suspended sentence even if that's his first conviction and if the decide and your state aren't any more too harsh. In my united states of america, the position we do not run gaols for earnings, gaol would also no longer be an decision. To imagine that some human beings on your united states of america get 30 years over a flowering plant at the same time as mass-murdering squaddies get medals, ridiculous mentality. The above posters are morons, no longer because one-line hate responses and hate commonly is/are stupid, yet because they do no longer do not ignore that in the journey that they opt to be loose to do what they choose with their bodies, then they're going to might want to get sensible and appreciate others ideal to be loose to do what they choose, as long as they damage no-one else. damage no-one else does no longer comprise "i'm indignant" bottom-feeders. If he does get a pair years i imagine that's not likely he will serve the finished sentence as marijuana prohibition is extremely unpopular and would no longer very last too a lot longer, look at the whitehouse petition web site to observe that marijauna decriminalisation is the optimum ranked petition. A secondary petition is likewise rated very extreme. in case you imagine about it, marijuana is a plant of the optimum fee in medicine because it enables with continual situations jointly with MS, AIDS and maximum cancers; for everybody to point that that's risky is stupid because AIDS and maximum cancers drugs are a ways more suitable poisonous than marijuana (0 deaths interior the historic previous of mankind) ever will be. Infact Harvard lately printed a report exhibiting that marijuana can shrink lung tumours DOSE depending. So Harvard vs everybody right here, Harvard wins. EDIT: outstanding, it style of feels yahoo solutions is a house-of-playing cards equipped on a initiating of idiocy the position 1/2-wits can "thumbs-down" my truthful positioned up because they do no longer like the danger it represents to their petty "status-quo" international-view. i will not thumbs-down as i'm no longer area of the legion of the residing (mind) lifeless as of yet. serious questioning might want to no longer study in American colleges, pass united states!

Answer 7

Get that little brat out of your house before things get worse. If she can say that imagine what else she could tell the cops.

Answer 8

gee, when i was 18 me and this 13 year old girl got 2 guys and went to a room of one of theirs and made out. the girl's mother wanted to get me for contributing to the delinquecy of a minor but she let it go. i didn't make the girl make out with that man. that was her decision.moonraven/cinderella

Answer 9

Kick that kid to the curb. She is nothing but trouble. Let the foster system deal with her. Ungrateful witch.

Answer 10

The chick sounds like she's nuts. I don't know the law, but I would get a lawyer. Always cover your a**.