Can Parents Have an Adult Prosecuted for Dating Their Minor Child

My question involves criminal law for the state of: Oregon

I know questions like these get asked often, by curious teens, but I am a fifteen year old who met a lovely boy at the college that I attend (so no one prejudices him about it). We'd like to date, and eventually be in a relationship, however my parents are completely against it. Him and I have made it clear that, because it's illegal, we won't engage in sexual activities. My parents threatened to press charges against him. What, exactly, could they charge him with? We would be in a non-sexual relationship and they wouldn't have any evidence that we did have intercourse. Could someone explain how this would work?

Sure. You can date him when you hit the age of majority in your state or when your parents give you permission.

Here is the bottom line.

You are still several years short of the age of majority. That means that if your parents say no, it's no. They don't have to give you a reason and they don't have to justify their decision. You are still too young to realize that when a 19 year old is interested in a 15 year old, either he is exceptionally immature for his age or he has an agenda he's not telling you about, and one that would not be in your best interests. Don't bother telling me that I don't know him, or you, and it's not like that and you're more mature than the average 15 year old and all that rigamarole. Heard it all before and it's only proving my point.

And yes, there are things he could legally be charged with even if you don't have sex under the right (or wrong) circumstances.

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Quoting cbg

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And yes, there are things he could legally be charged with even if you don't have sex under the right (or wrong) circumstances.

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So, what's he going to be charged with if they have lunch together on campus? Or if they see a movie together?

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Quoting John_28

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So, what's he going to be charged with if they have lunch together on campus? Or if they see a movie together?

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Contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He would be encouraging the minor to disobey her parents.

The parents can get a restraining order against him as well. Eating lunch together, on campus, might not be a huge deal, but anything else probably would be a serious problem for him.

and the parents can seek a restraining order as well prohibiting the boy from having ANY contact with their daughter. If he violates that, off to jail he goes.

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Quoting llworking

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Contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He would be encouraging the minor to disobey her parents.

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"Delinquency of a minor" means a criminal offense committed by a minor.

http://criminal.findlaw.com/criminal...f-a-minor.html


Disobeying parents is not a criminal offense. If it were, I would've gotten the death penalty. :)

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and the parents can seek a restraining order as well prohibiting the boy from having ANY contact with their daughter. If he violates that, off to jail he goes.

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I don't think that a judge will issue a restraining order just because the parents don't want him hanging around the daughter. Remember that they do go to college together. If they are in the same class and have to work together, why would a judge issue a restraining order to interfere with that, without a good reason?

Contributing to the delinquency of a minor. If she runs away she has become a delinquent minor. If you assist in any way you are contributing. That is enought to get a restraining order against you



on top of that some states (not bothering checking here) have a law against interfering with the parental control of a child. It's pretty similar to the contributing but it does not require the minor to actuslly having had to do anything illegsl.

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Contributing to the delinquency of a minor. If she runs away she has become a delinquent minor. If you assist in any way you are contributing. That is enought to get a restraining order against you

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We're talking about dating, not running away.

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on top of that some states (not bothering checking here) have a law against interfering with the parental control of a child. It's pretty similar to the contributing but it does not require the minor to actuslly having had to do anything illegsl.

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If these parents wanted to control their child, then they should not have sent her off to college at age 15. Are they expecting college people aged 18-22 to behave according to the maturity level of a 15-year-old?
Let's be realistic here.

First, we don't know that they "sent her off" to college. For all we know, she's living at home and taking college credits at a local school while she finishes high school.

Second, even if they did "send her off" that does not void their legal right to control her. It may make it more difficult, but it doesn't remove their rights.