Legal Question in Criminal Law in Pennsylvania
can a 19 year old with shaken baby syndrome be in trouble for having sex with and getting a 16 year old pregnant if she was 15 when he got her pregnant and he knew she was 15
1 Answer from Attorneys
� 3122.1. Statutory sexual assault
Except as provided in section 3121 (relating to rape), a person commits a felony of the
second degree when that person engages in sexual intercourse with a complainant under
the age of 16 years and that person is four or more years older than the complainant and
the complainant and the person are not married to each other.
You should contact a lawyer to discuss this matter further.
Attorney Michael Kotik, Esq.
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