if youre 17 and in a sexual relationship with someone much older when you turn 18 can that person still get into trouble for the past?
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if youre 17 and in a sexual relationship with someone much older when you turn 18 can that person still get into trouble for the past?
lets say that a 17 year old was having a sexual relationship with someone older and it was illegal, when the 17 year old finally turns 18 can her partner still get in trouble for what happened when she was 17.
Asked on March 16, 2012 under Criminal Law, Oregon
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
It is entirely possible that criminal charges could be filed against an adult (person older than 18 years of age) if the person that he or she was having a sexual relationship turns 18 years of age where charges are filed for acts that happened when the one person was a minor.
Whether this happens or nor depends upon the stance of the district attorney's office in the county where the conduct happened and the age difference between the two people who were having that relationship.
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