Aiding and Abetting a Runaway

[theforeigner]

My question involves criminal law for the state of: kansas

[INDENT]So someone I know was hanging out with a runaway. He took her places but he never provided her shelter. He was unaware of the fact that she was a runaway he thought she was 18 already. He has a preliminary hearing in a couple of weeks and I just want to know if he could face serious charges. Is he still held liable even though he did not know?

[cbg]

"I didn't know how old she was" is rarely if ever a viable defense.

[eerelations]

Unless she looks 40+.

[theforeigner]

"I didn't know how old she was" is rarely if ever a viable defense.

He had just met her and she asked for a ride and she does look older

[cbg]

Too bad for him, then.

[eerelations]

He had just met her and she asked for a ride and she does look older

How much older? Because if she looks anywhere under 30, he's screwed.

[free9man]

A preliminary hearing for what exactly? What statute/code section was he cited/arrested for?

[theforeigner]

How much older? Because if she looks anywhere under 30, he's screwed.

Does it make any difference that he is only 18

[cbg]

Why should it?

[aaron]

See K.S.A. Sec. 21-3612.

How old was the child, and what conduct led to his being charged? It was not simply giving her an occasional ride in his car.