Q: If a 22 year old gets a 17 year old girl pregnant in the state of texas will he be considered a child sex offender?
My boyfriend and I are ready to accept the consequences of messing around too much and see if I’m pregnant the only thing both of us are scared about is if he will have to register as a sex offender and never be able to see his child. We started dating when I was 17 and the child will have been conceived when I was 17, laws are super confusing when it comes to 17 year old so is it okay or will he get in trouble? I will be 18 when the child is born.
A: The age of consent in Texas is 17, so a 22 year old can have consensual sex with a 17 year old without it being a criminal offense.
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