If I'm 17 and the baby's father is 24, will father face statutory rape charges?
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I'm 14 weeks pregnant and the baby is not due till after I'm 18. The father has been charged with statutory rape before and still on parole. I do not want to send him to jail but am thinking about filing for child support when the baby is born. If I do are there any charges he can be charged with?
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Most states do not refer specifically to statutory rape; instead they use designations such as "sexual assault" and "sexual abuse" to identify prohibited activity. Regardless of the designation, these crimes are based on the premise that until a person reaches a certain age, they are legally incapable of consenting to sexual intercourse. Thus, instead of including force as a criminal element, theses crimes make it illegal for anyone to engage in sexual intercourse with anyone below a certain age, other than thier spouse. The age of consent varies by state.
In Oregon the age of consent is 16; so there was no criminal activity in your situation.
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