Legal Question in Criminal Law in Texas
If a 22 y/o man has "consensual" sex with at 14 y/o girl in Texas can he only get 2-3 yrs in jail and not have to register as a sex offender, is this true?
Asked on 10/23/11, 6:29 pm
2 Answers from Attorneys
Cynthia Henley
Cynthia Henley, Lawyer
Sexual assault of a child (14 and over but under 17) is a second degree felony which carries from 2 to 20 years in prison as the possible punishment so it is possible to get a prison sentence of 2 to 3 years.
Answered on 10/23/11, 6:47 pm
M. Elizabeth Foley
The Law Office of M. Elizabeth Foley
Ms. Henley's correct about the 2-20 year sentence range (and theoretically, probation's a possibilty as well). However, whether the punishment is probation or a prison term (and it would be prison, not jail), lifetime sex offender registration requirements would necessarily result, at least as tgh law reads now.
Answered on 10/23/11, 7:00 pm
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