Q: Hello. At the age of 7 or 8 I put my breast in a little boy’s mouth. I was not aware it was wrong at the time.
I think i saw someone breast feeding and I tried to do the same. I believe he was about 3 or 4. Can I face legal trouble? I was simply a child and didn’t know.
A:
Hello,
No. You were too young to appreciate right from wrong, and children at that age are generally not prosecutable.
There are two components to a crime: a wrongful act, and a wrongful desire to complete the act. The State must prove both. With minors, there is an additional issue that committing a wrongful act and desiring to do that act; you must know that the wrongful act is, in fact wrong. Minor children don't appreciate this. It's why four year olds will strip down naked and run around the yard, but a 16 year old won't.
So, no. You cannot face legal liability/trouble here.
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