Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

Re: sex crime

Call the police to your house and show them the evidence. If you think this guy is in any way a threat to you or others, ask them to get you a restraining order against him. All this assumes you're willing to take action that probably will 'upset' your mother and him. Your other option is to leave, if you're old enough and have a safe place to go, with relatives or friends.

Re: sex crime

I'm so sorry to hear what you're going through.

Can you talk to your mom about this? If you can, that may be the best place to start. Otherwise, maybe you can talk to a guidance counselor at your school.

If there's a way to document this safely (maybe by taking digital photos of the camera hidden in the bathroom), you may want to do that now. It may be helpful down the road.

Good luck.

Re: sex crime

I want to add something to my prior response. What the boyfriend is doing is criminal, as I'm sure you know. My suggestions didn't include going to the police because my sense is that you feel doing that would put you in danger.

If you can get your mom, a counselor, or someone the counselor puts you in touch with to help you, that may make going to the police a lot easier. You may also be able to get your mom to throw the boyfriend out of the home, or to take you away if she's the one who needs to leave. Either way, this is a situation where you will probably need an adult's help. You should seek out that help right away.

Re: sex crime

Don't try to be a cop, go to the cops. In other words, don't try to collect evidence or you may endanger yourself -- what if he catches you? You are already in danger and need to find someone to help you. How much have you told your mother? It seems from you post that she is aware of the situation and has not done anything to protect you. If that is true, then frankly I�m not sure you can trust her with this. I'm not saying she is a bad woman. Women in these relationships sometimes are blinded or unable to do the right thing. If you are reluctant to go to the police, you should talk to someone you can trust such as a school counselor, priest, a friend's mother you are close to etc. But this is a bomb waiting to go off, and you need to think only about yourself. Remember, this is not your fault.