Q: 14year old girl gets pregnant with 17 year olds kid.can the girls parents press charges?
They are 4 years 1 m. 10 days apart. The town it took place in says it fall under romeo n juliet law is this true?
A: The girl's parents can file an incident report with the police, but the detective assigned to the case will determine whether to file criminal charges and what charges will be filed.
Kiele Linroth Pace agrees with this answer
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How are a 14 and 17 year old MORE than 4 year apart? That doesn't even math.
Romeo and Juliet only applies when the age difference is three years or less. Three years and one days is too old for that defense.
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