Can my mom press charges on my boyfriend for violation of age of consent laws?
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Can my mom press charges on my boyfriend for violation of age of consent laws?
I am currently 17 and dating an 18 year old. We have been dating for approximately 10 months and have a few ups and downs. My mom is threatening to call the police if I talk to him or see him. We are in the same grade and have been dating since we were 16 and 17. I was wondering if my mother’s threat is something I should take seriously and if the court would prosecute him as a sex offender (I’ve done some research and it is a misdemeanor but I do not want to put anything on his legal record). My parents are divorced. He has my dad’s approval and not my mother’s (I live with her).
Asked on November 28, 2011 under Criminal Law, California
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
There is always the possibility that if you are dating an adult (18 years of age) and you are 17 and if you two have been intimate then law enforcement can be contacted and a report taken based upon what your mother states where the report is submitted to the district attorney's office for review and the possible filing of criminal charges against him.
What I see in his and your favor is that you two are very close in age and have been dating for approximately two years or so when you both were minors. It sounds as though your mother is being somewhat extortive with you and your life. Most likely assuming your mother lodged a complaint against your boyfriend, the district attorney's office would not file any charges in your circumstances.
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