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  1. #1
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    Smile Romeo and Juliet Laws in Texas

    My question involves criminal law for the state of: Texas
    It's simple. I am sixteen years of age while my boyfriend just recently turned eighteen. The problem is my mother dislikes him a great deal, and constantly threatens to involve police and accuse him of raping me. He's never abused me in anyway, nor has he forced me to do anything I haven't agreed to.
    First of all if she went through with this is there any way she would win the case or would the Romeo and Juliet Laws override that? Second does she have any base at all seeing as that I wouldn't testify against him, and there's no evidence (because there was no crime)?

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    Default Re: Romeo and Juliet Laws in Texas

    Your mom is responsible for you until you are 18. She can always report him to the police for encouraging you to be out of her control. Whether they call that contributing to the delinquency or custodial interference in your state, I don't know. Mom could always just ground you forever and be done with it. If she can't trust you to stay away from him, or at least to behave appropriately, she can keep you under lock and key (figuratively). You and Mr. Wonderful need to show some respect to mom or things can get ugly ... and he could find himself having unpleasant law enforcement contacts.

    Legally, he can be charged with a crime if you are under 17. His age is an affirmative defense (i.e. when he is charged he can argue that he was less than three years older than you and that no force or duress was used). So, he could get arrested.

    He is showing a great deal of disrespect for your mom, and for you, if he insists upon sex at such a young age. If this is "love" it will wait another two years.

    - Carl

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    Default Re: Romeo and Juliet Laws in Texas

    First I have to admire DiamondD's writing skills. They must be doing something "write" (pun intended) in Texas. Second, cdwjava has given you some great advice. If it really is love, he will wait for you. On the other hand, if all he wants is sex, he will leave because he can't get it, and he would leave anyway right after he got it because that's what he want's right now! Many a fine lass has learned to late that Mr. Wonderful, wasn't quite so wonderful. You can ask my three daughters. Oh the stories they could tell you! They had to find out the hard way because they didn't think this old man knew enough to give advice on matters of love and sex. But they learned. I hope you learn the easy way. Take care.

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