Can a statutory rape victim have contact with theperpetrator once they turn 18?

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Can a statutory rape victim have contact with theperpetrator once they turn 18?

When I was 15 (a week before I turned 16) I had sex (consensually) with a 20 year old and got pregnant. He was convicted of statutory rape and served a year and 3 months. He got out on parole and is still currently on probation. I will be 18 next month and wanted to know if we are legally allowed to have contact considering he is still on probation for a crime committed against me and won’t be off until the end of this year.

Asked on March 6, 2011 under Criminal Law, Pennsylvania

Answers:

SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 13 years ago | Contributor

There is no general or simple answer: the answer is "it depends":

1) on the terms of his probation and/or his original conviction--if the the terms state that he may not have contact with you, he can't have contact with you; and

2) on the terms of any restraining or protective order which you (or your parents) may have obtained against the 20 year old. If there's an order saying he can't have contact with you, then to have contact would put him in criminal liability.

Check the terms of any restraining, protective, etc. order. Have the 20 year old (or better, his attorney) check the terms of his conviction and probation. That is how you determine the answer.


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