Legal Question in Discrimination Law in Florida
I am a 20 year old male who has a daughter who is 5 months old by a girl who is 15. I have consent from the parents and her family but do I need to worry about the state pressing charges of statutory rape in Florida?
1 Answer from Attorneys
It is a felony for you to have sex with a 15 year old in the State of Florida - the age of consent here is 16. However, if the State doesn't know, they are not likely to come banging down your door. The State is just too busy to invent causes of action against you unless a complaint is filed by the girl's parents (or by other person in authority, such as a doctor or school teacher). If the police come banging down your door, you are in a lot of trouble - multiple felonies, lifetime sex offender registration. To sum it up, yeah, you should worry.