Will Statutory Rape Charges be Filed if a Young Mother Goes to Juvenile Court
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My question involves criminal law for the state of: Alabama
I'm 15 and pregnant and got arrested today for stealing $53 worth of stuff from Walmart. I was stopped at the front door and asked to go back to a back room where I was asked to empty my purse. The cops were called and they filed a report, but said I have to wait for a letter in the mail for my court date. Can anyone tell me what to expect, and if it should affect my child?
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My baby's father is 19, just graduated from high school. We live together and he works full time making more than enough to support me and our child. Just because I'm pregnant at 15 and shoplifted once does not mean that I'm a teenage burnout. He's been saving money to buy me a car for my 16th birthday in a week which is why I stole what I did (which was household products). I did something stupid once but that does NOT mean that I'm a stupid person. I'm an honor student, I'm in the honor society at my school ranked in the top 30 of my class of almost 400, and am taking all AP classes next year. I didn't post on here to get judgment or to ask for opinions, I posted to get legal advise. Thank you very much for being so adult
Seems like the bigger concern is the baby's father going to prison for statutory rape charges.
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What kind of parents allow their 15 yr old pregnant daughter to live with her boyfriend ?
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What kind of parents allow their 15 yr old pregnant daughter to live with her boyfriend ?
The kind of parents who have completely given up on her (not just because she got pregnant, not just because she shoplifts, but for many many reasons in addition to this).
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Not good parents. I wonder if the court becomes aware of the situation if they will do anything ? From the standpoint of her age and the boyfriends age and the fact that they are living together and sexually active? I also wonder if the parents could be charged for allowing it. The age of consent in Georgia is 16.
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We also occasionally have the kind of kid who lies in her teeth if she thinks it will get her the answer she want and/or put the volunteers that aren't telling her what she wants to hear in their places.
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We also occasionally have the kind of kid who lies in her teeth if she thinks it will get her the answer she want and/or put the volunteers that aren't telling her what she wants to hear in their places.
That's the first thing that crossed my mind.
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My baby's father is 19, just graduated from high school. We live together and he works full time making more than enough to support me and our child. Just because I'm pregnant at 15 and shoplifted once does not mean that I'm a teenage burnout. He's been saving money to buy me a car for my 16th birthday in a week which is why I stole what I did (which was household products). I did something stupid once but that does NOT mean that I'm a stupid person. I'm an honor student, I'm in the honor society at my school ranked in the top 30 of my class of almost 400, and am taking all AP classes next year. I didn't post on here to get judgment or to ask for opinions, I posted to get legal advise. Thank you very much for being so adult :)
Come back in 5 years and re-read what you've written here.
Run along now.
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Not good parents. I wonder if the court becomes aware of the situation if they will do anything ? From the standpoint of her age and the boyfriends age and the fact that they are living together and sexually active? I also wonder if the parents could be charged for allowing it. The age of consent in Georgia is 16.
That doesn't matter. OP is in Alabama.
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BooRennie , I apologize. I got this thread confused with another one. If I read the info correctly, her boyfriend could be charged with sexual abuse in Alabama.
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My baby's father is 19, just graduated from high school. We live together and he works full time making more than enough to support me and our child. Just because I'm pregnant at 15 and shoplifted once does not mean that I'm a teenage burnout. He's been saving money to buy me a car for my 16th birthday in a week which is why I stole what I did (which was household products). I did something stupid once but that does NOT mean that I'm a stupid person. I'm an honor student, I'm in the honor society at my school ranked in the top 30 of my class of almost 400, and am taking all AP classes next year. I didn't post on here to get judgment or to ask for opinions, I posted to get legal advise. Thank you very much for being so adult :)
Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait. The father of your baby is 19? You are 15? You do know that in Alabama the age of consent is 16 right? I'm surprised your boyfriends is not in jail yet. Where are your parents? Why are they letting you live with a 19 year old who got you pregnant when you are 15? Why didn't you just ask them for money or to buy you some "housecleaning" supplies?
Yes you are stupid at this moment because you did a stupid thing. All of us have done stupid things and at those times, we were stupid. Your boyfriend is the even bigger idiot dating a 15 year old when he is 19.
Book smarts do not mean you have common sense or street smarts.
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Not good parents. I wonder if the court becomes aware of the situation if they will do anything ? From the standpoint of her age and the boyfriends age and the fact that they are living together and sexually active? I also wonder if the parents could be charged for allowing it. The age of consent in Georgia is 16.
I think her OP says Alabama - but that is the age of consent in Alabama too.
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What could happen to my child? That's my main concern. I feel like they're gonna take him away after he's born. And does it make a difference if it's my first offense?
It's not going to effect your child right now. But in the future, if you continue to shoplift, your son will be affected as his mother will be sitting in jail.
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Have you noticed that in almost all threads like this the teen is an amazing honor student who's graduating early and will shortly complete their cure for cancer. This in spite of having done this incredibly stupid thing. Requirements in education must've slipped further than I realized since I finished high school.
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Yeah, I've noticed that too, Mark. Odd thing about that.
Not to mention that that somehow, they were all out sick or something the day basic biology was explained - none of them seem to know where babies come from despite their honor grades.
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https://www.age-of-consent.info/states/Alabama
In Alabama, a person 19 years old or older who subjects another person to sexual contact who is less than 16 years old, but more than 12 years old is charged with sexual abuse. Someone 16 or older who has intercourse with someone between the ages of 12 and 16 who is at least two years younger then they are can be charged with second-degree rape.
well, according to that info boyfriend is guilty of second degree rape. Going in front of a judge might become very interesting. Make sure boyfriend comes to court with you. Judge might want a few words with him, or even want to have him stick around for awhile.
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Can a judge press charges himself in this sort of case, or would he have to recommend prosecutors investigate and press charges? I've always wondered what happens when new crime is detected through trials and statements in the court room. Who files the charges, the judges or prosecutors? And are they obligated to investigate and prosecute new crimes that are elucidated to the court?
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Can a judge press charges himself in this sort of case, or would he have to recommend prosecutors investigate and press charges? I've always wondered what happens when new crime is detected through trials and statements in the court room. Who files the charges, the judges or prosecutors? And are they obligated to investigate and prosecute new crimes that are elucidated to the court?
The judge cannot generally initiate charges. The police, sheriff, or prosecutor must investigate and make a referral as appropriate. And, with few exceptions, law enforcement are not generally REQUIRED to investigate any crime that they are made aware of. Some exceptions might include sexual assaults, child neglect, domestic violence, etc., and will vary by state.