Legal Question in Criminal Law in California
Underage pregnancy
If an underaged girl gets pregnant by an adult can he get charged with stagetory rape after a DNA test if she has already turned eighteen?
Asked on 2/10/09, 3:45 pm
3 Answers from Attorneys
Michael Stone
Law Offices of Michael B. Stone Toll Free 1-855-USE-MIKE
Re: Underage pregnancy
You nailed her, they've nailed you.
Answered on 2/10/09, 3:49 pm
Edward Hoffman
Law Offices of Edward A. Hoffman
Re: Underage pregnancy
Yes, and no DNA test would be necessary.
What matters is whether the girl was underage when she and the adult had sex. That she became an adult before the resulting baby was born doesn't matter. This would have been statutory rape (which California now calls by a different name) even had she not become pregnant; if anything, the resulting pregnancy makes the matter more serious and not less.
Answered on 2/10/09, 3:51 pm
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