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Question: I am 17 and my boyfirend is 18. We are 14 months apart and I am pregnant. Is there anyway my parents can charge him with rape, without my say, in the State of Arizona?
Answer: In Arizona it is a class 6 felony for an adult to have sexual conduct with a minor who is over fifteen years old. (A.R.S.13-1405). However, there is a defense to the law if the "victim" is fifteen, sixteen, or seventeen, and the defendant is less than nineteen years of age or attending high school, and is no more than twenty-four months older than the victim and the conduct is consensual (A.R.S. 13-1407F).
Therefore, it appears that he can be charged under the first law, but because he is less than nineteen years of age, he is not twenty-four months older than you and the conduct was consensual, he can defend himself against this charge.
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On 01/14/08
Heathe from OH said:
i know how you feel i dont know what to do cause with our ages its 18 and 17
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On 02/23/06
Empathetic Sarcasm from AZ said:
Honestly, if you don't want to get pregnant, DON'T HAVE SEX. I feel bad for all the people out there who had children against their will, but it was their own fault, really, unless they were raped. Like my mom- She had me when she was seventeen, and knew that it was her own fault. But if you're complaining about getting pregnant, and the sex was consensual, then you have no reason to be complaining.
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On 04/29/05
I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO DO from VA said:
okay, i'm almost 17 years old and i just found out that i am pregnant!!! My boyfriend lives in Maryland and he is the father. When I finally tell my mother, she has already told me that we will never see each other again/ Since he is the father of my baby, can my mother refuse to let me see him???
Please Help
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On 03/09/05
from MO said:
wow im 17 and pregnant and my bf is 18. i was wondering the same thing but i dont know what the law is in missouri :i think thats rediculous that the age difference wont matter in one year when im 18 and hes 19...and i chose to have sex with him thats ridiculous
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On 01/07/05
melissa from MI said:
hi this letter is for the 17 year old that has an 18 year old bf did you want to have sex or did he force his self on you
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