Legal Question in Criminal Law in Illinois
a friend was arrested after sleeping with his cousin, what is he being charged with?
1 Answer from Attorneys
You'd need to ask the friend. The friend's parents may know. The cousin may know. But there are missing facts that make it impossible to say. Most places, however, if the cousin was a minor, then the charge could be statutory rape. "Statutory" rape doesn't mean there was anything forceful, but as minors can't consent and therefore any intercourse is considered rape. It also depends on who is considered a minor. In Virginia, this could be instead called "� 18.2-63. Carnal knowledge of child between thirteen and fifteen years of age", or something else. If intercourse did not occur, then there may be a slightly lesser charge, such as "indecent behavior".....
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