stat. rape

[interested]

I have a friend (now 21) who got involved with a minor (now 17) about 2 years ago. They are still together today and are engaged to be married next year. They are having intercourse and she is pregnant. Both sets of parents know and are supportive. We live in California and the age of consent is 18. By law it is obviously illegal, but will someone actually take the time to get them in trouble and have it go through court or should they speed up the wedding date before someone says something?

[Solego]

You might want to recheck to see if that is actually illegal. Here in Florida we have the 17-24 rule.She be 17 or older and you be 24 or younger, you be good to go. Try actually researching it, you might surprise yourself and actually find the answer.

P.S. - For everyone who has an off the wall legal question, go to the library. Even better, use the internet.

FL State Statutes - http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Welcome/index.cfm

[Stump]

I have actually seen cases where the parents are okay with that situation, but a social worker has happened upon it and they have pressed charges on behalf of the minor. He would be especially screwed because they can prove he had sex with her because of the pregnancy. But like Solego said, check the laws...

[txinvestigator1]

From the Calif. Penal Code:

261.5. (a) Unlawful sexual intercourse is an act of sexual
intercourse accomplished with a person who is not the spouse of the
perpetrator, if the person is a minor. For the purposes of this
section, a "minor" is a person under the age of 18 years and an
"adult" is a person who is at least 18 years of age.
(b) Any person who engages in an act of unlawful sexual
intercourse with a minor who is not more than three years older or
three years younger than the perpetrator, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(c) Any person who engages in an act of unlawful sexual
intercourse with a minor who is more than three years younger than
the perpetrator is guilty of either a misdemeanor or a felony, and
shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one
year, or by imprisonment in the state prison.
(d) Any person 21 years of age or older who engages in an act of
unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor who is under 16 years of age
is guilty of either a misdemeanor or a felony, and shall be punished
by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by
imprisonment in the state prison for two, three, or four years.
(e) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, an
adult who engages in an act of sexual intercourse with a minor in
violation of this section may be liable for civil penalties in the
following amounts:
(A) An adult who engages in an act of unlawful sexual intercourse
with a minor less than two years younger than the adult is liable for
a civil penalty not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000).
(B) An adult who engages in an act of unlawful sexual intercourse
with a minor at least two years younger than the adult is liable for
a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000).
(C) An adult who engages in an act of unlawful sexual intercourse
with a minor at least three years younger than the adult is liable
for a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
(D) An adult over the age of 21 years who engages in an act of
unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor under 16 years of age is
liable for a civil penalty not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars
($25,000).