Statute of Limitations for Statutory Rape of a Child

My question involves criminal law for the state of: FL

If a 21 yr old impregnated a 14 yr old 4 yrs ago and it was DNA proved 1 yr ago. Is it too late to report it? Dr, Hospital and DOR have not reported it to anyone.

Who are you in this, and what exactly are the details?

Do you believe 3 different sets of mandated reporters all dropped the ball here?

You can report it any time you want.

Let me guess... mom and dad are breaking up and either dad's winning a custody fight or mom's trying to shut him out of the children's lives....

Ding, ding, ding. We have a winner! Thanks! It is a fact 3 mandated reporters dropped the ball.

According to what I've read, there is a statute of limitations on reporting statutory rape, however it varies from state to state, so which state did the statutory rape occur in? Also, the age difference between the mother and father will affect the statute. The larger the age gap, the more likely the offense will be prosecuted as a felony, and felonies have longer statutes than misdemeanors.

Florida...She was 14 and gave birth and he was 21....occured 4yrs ago and dor dna tested when mom went for food stamps....that dna confirmation was almost a year ago.

Who are you in this mess, and why haven't you already reported it if the issue is so easy to prove?

Did the teenage girl admit to any of these mandated reporters that the father was 21? Did she even indicate an age? In some states there is no mandate to report if the age difference between father and mother is sufficiently close.

And if DNA has confirmed the father, has the state already gone after him for child support? If not, just who did this DNA testing, and why?

14 yr old didn't know who the father was at the time of the birth. Yeah, i know nice. DOR is going after for support yes.... they did testing for that reason. Tested more than one. She applied for food stamps which triggered the DOR case and the testing almost a year ago.

Inquiring for a friend and close neighbor and trying to be discreet and not evasive.

Then please let them deal with their own legal matter.

And seriously - the odds of ALL of them dropping the ball are slim at best. Perhaps you aren't getting all of the relevant details.

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Quoting ChristyM

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14 yr old didn't know who the father was at the time of the birth.

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Or, so she claimed.

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DOR is going after for support yes.... they did testing for that reason.

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Sorry, I don't know who or what the DOR is. Remember, acronyms do not have the same meanings nationwide. In my line of work, a DOR is a Daily Observation Report which is written by a field training officer concerning a peace officer in training.

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Tested more than one. She applied for food stamps which triggered the DOR case and the testing almost a year ago.

Inquiring for a friend and close neighbor and trying to be discreet and not evasive.

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Whoever has any firsthand knowledge of the incident and details should report it to the police. You might not have all the details, but can still make the report if you chose to do so. If, however, the issue of reporting is being held over someone's head in order to extract some financial or other concessions, then that would be illegal.

Though if the state has identified the father, and they can track back the ages, it is possible that the matter has already been reported to the proper authorities. It may be that they have just opted not to pursue the matter. But, it wouldn't hurt to report it to the local police anyway.