Legal Question in Criminal Law in Virginia

Well, first, if you testify that you gave permission then your friend cannot be convicted of trespassing or being an intruder. Assuming that you want to do the right thing, and it is the truth, you might write out a statement and give it to your friend. This would effectively block any prosecution about those things. Of course I gather that you are a minor still, so your parents have a right to be involved in any such decisions.

Second, I do not see how the marijuana will have anything to do with your friend. It was found in your room. So if any one is charged, you would be charged in juvenile and domestic relations (JDR) court. Yes, one coudl say that he was in your room either putting the weed there or trying to take it out. But there would be absoultely no evidence of it.

Of course that is bad for you. Your possession of the weed can hurt you. However, since you are a juvenile, it won't be as bad as for an adult.

Thrid, I am not sure I completely understand about the sex videos. I gather that on THE CAMERA there were videos of your friend (21 years old) having sex with you (15 years old), but that these videos were nowhere else, only on the camera.

Obviously this would be evidence of an adult (21) having sex with a minor (15) which would be statutory rape, and a very serious charge. Indeed, if there are several videos, this could be multiple counts (events) of it (several times).

That ASSUMES that it is possible to identify on the tapes WHO it is.

Yes, it is entirely possible that they could have copied the videos off of the camera and then erased the tapes from the camera.

It is possible that they could have copies of the videos.

I think it would be unlikely, though. If the police came to your house in response to a call about an intruder, the police woudl NOT come prepared with the equipment to copy videos. Not in response to a routine call about an intruder. I also believe they WOULD take the camera and the memory card with them... at least for a time.

The only things that seem possible to me woudl be (a) your parents used equipment in your home to copy the videos off of the camera, or (b) they took the camera away and then brought it back again.

But it sounds more likely to me that your father simply erased the videos hjimself to make sure nobody saw them.

Still, an adult of 21 having sex with a 15 year old is a very serious crime in Virginia and everywhere. If the two people are only a few years apart most States give them a break. But a difference of 21 years to 15 years is treated very seriously by the law.

Your friend needs a good lawyer. If he cannot afford one, he will be appointed a lawyer by the court. He is potentially in some serious trouble.