Q: I’m dating a 18 year old and I’m 17 and my parents want to put him in jail can they do that?
Me and my boyfriend were dating for three months prior to him turning 18. Recently, we were at my house and were messing around play fighting and he accidentally damaged my room causing my mom to believe that he hits on me. I dismounted the allegations and she now wants to end my relationship and to do so she wants to send him to jail or put a restraining order on him if he gets even close. Can I prevent that and can she legally send him to jail?
A:
First, if he ever DOES physically, emotionally, or mentally abuse you; leave and do not look back. You deserve better. Period.
You ARE considered a minor in Arizona, but the fact that he is less than 2 years older than you and under the age of 19 makes it almost certain the prosecutor would not charge him EVEN IF you two were having sex which, is beyond what you have mentioned in this post.
It appears you are living in your parents home. It is THEIR property. They can tell your boyfriend he is not welcome in their home and request law enforcement assistance should he trespass.
You will be 18 in less than a year and "all grown up." Do not get in too big a hurry. Not to be rude, but you should really be focused on completing your education and trying to better yourself. There are too many grammatical errors in your question to count. If this were a job application, you would be in the "NO" pile.
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