Is this a actual Law or what?

Question

Well my little sister is 16 years old..and have been going out with her boyfriend for 3 years..he just recently turned 19 last week..Well our mother dosen't really cae she just don't want my little sister to get hurt. Which she want because her boyfriend really loves her. Anyone..well my mothers husband who thinks he's GOD! is running around taunting her boyfriend..and he told one of his friends that if he gets my little sister pregnant he will have him locked up. First of all when there is a child involved is there can he really have her boyfriend locked up? i know you can have him locked up when there isn't a child involved..but just under these circumstances..is it true?

Answer 1

Until your sister is of LEGAL age, and since the boyfriend is OVER the legal age, your step father certainly CAN have the boyfriend locked up BABY or NO but the baby kind of seals the coffin so to speak because once the paternity is established to be the boyfriend, then HE can definitely be charged with RAPE... depending of course on the AGE OF CONSENT IN YOUR PARTICULAR STATE!!!!!! (it is different from state to state).

Answer 2

It is true the boyfriend is over 18 and the girl is only 16, it is called statuary rape! A parent of the 16 year old or herself could charge the 19 year old an have him arrested.
Some states however also have laws stating when a person is over the age of 16 the can consent to the act, and that changes the outlook.
If she was under 16 than you have some real issues if some one wants to press charges!

Answer 3

The answer could be a yes but there is more then just a simple yes. Depending on your state the parents can also be in trouble by allowing her seeing as she is an under age minor. Parental neglect because she was only 13 when this started or child abuse in some states. Next the young man can be charged in some states with rape even if she says ok because again she is under age and not emancipated by some states laws. The father can also be charged with threating the young man and harassment. He can say this but needs to follow through with the police. There is no simple answer because all the story isnt here.

Answer 4

I agree with the above poster.

Whether the sex they have is consensual or not, an adult (someone over 18) having sex with a minor (someone under 18) is considered "statutory rape." There are various alternations of this in every state, like it's OKAY, if the person is 19 and the other one is 17, but some states are very strict. The point is, a baby would PROVE that they had sex, and the father COULD have the boyfriend sent to jail if your state considers 16 and 19 year olds to be illegal.

I suggest you do an internet search on your state with statutory rape or 'State law sex minor/under 18'

Answer 5

It depends on the laws of the state.

I don't know of any state that makes getting someone else pregnant a crime, without other factors, so let's just focus in on what "statutory rape" is.

It depends on the age of both parties.

Most states say that, even in a case of consensual sex, if the younger party is under a certain age, AND the older party is more than a certain number of years OLDER, then it is statutory rape.

Say the age of consent is 18. In your sister's case, you'd still need to know the maximum allowable age difference. If it is four years, there's no crime. If it is two, he could face some serious problems, including a lifetime of the label "sex offender". In this case, "consent" is not defense, as one cannot consent to a crime.

By the way, it doesn't matter which is the female in most states. In some it doesn't even matter if they are different genders. It also would not matter if both were under the age of consent if the age difference were exceeded.

I've never heard of a state where getting someone pregnant is a crime in and of itself, though.

Answer 6

Actually, in some states your sister's boyfriend wont go to jail. Even if your mother's husband calls the cops and says he is raping your 16 year old sister. In certain states, 16 is the legal consent age. For example, if your sister and her boyfriend have sex and her boyfriend leaves her, she technically consented so he'll never go to jail. Also the fact that they were going out of 3 years, makes it even harder to send him to jail. But there are some states were it is legal and he can go to jail. Check your state's laws.

Answer 7

It does depend on your state's laws. I'd suggest an email to the District Attorney to confirm.

In some states there won't be much, if anything, done if they were together while they were both minors, if their ages are in close enough proximity, and some even if they are both in high school.

I'll say this again: EMAIL THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND ASK!!! They are in public service and more often than not are happy to answer questions. That's what I did when I was 18 and my girlfriend was 16.

Answer 8

It's true regardless, in most states if she is under 18, and he is over 18 it's statutory rape. If she is pregnant and the child is his, that is just more evidence that the boyfriend has committed a crime.

Answer 9

If your sister and her boyfriend have sex, and it can be proven that it was him she had sex with, it does not matter if she wanted to have sex, is pregnant or got venerial disease, he can be charged with rape, because of the age thing ... sex sith a minor.

But it is not GOD who gets the 19 year old into jail, it is up to law enforcement whether he is to be arrested, up to the prosecutor if he is to be charged, and up to the courts, if the case gets that far.

Answer 10

She is a minor (someone under 18) and he is considered a legal adult (someone over 18). If they have sex, consensual or not, it can still be considered rape. It will not matter if she is pregnant.