Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

under age dating

how much can parents do about me, a 15 year old dating a 19 year old guy?and what are the consquences of us dating?even though we havent done anything sexually.


Asked on 7/27/07, 12:03 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Anne Marie Healy Law Offices of Anne Marie Healy

Re: under age dating

If you want to protect him from harm, you would stop dating him. Even if you haven't done anything with him, if your parents are really upset about this, they can make anything up. The police like to make things up too, and the District Attorney likes to prosecute these kinds of cases.

In California, the law is that if you are more than 3 years apart in age when the minor (you) is under 18, it is a violation of the law if there is any kind of lewd conduct.

Stop dating him. Or ask your parents if you can see each other as long as it is in the living room where your parents live. But the main problem here is that the guy will be the one paying the consequences. If I were him, I would stay away from you until you were 18.

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Answered on 7/27/07, 12:14 am


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