Can a 20-year-old go to jail for getting a 15-year-old pregnant?

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I M NOT SURE BUT IT S CUTTING IT CLOSE ONE IF IT WAS CONSENT ON HER BEHALF I WOULD GUESS IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS UNCONTROLLABLE ON THE OTHER HAND YOUR AMOST AN ADULT.THE THING IS THEY SAY GIRLS MATURE AT THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN WHERE BOYS MATURE AT TWENTY. IF SOME ONE KNOWS AND YOUR NOT IN COURT THEN YOU MIGHT BE SAFE BUT JUST AS YOU TURN 21 THAT PART MUST STOP... DEPENDING ON THE RELATIONSHIP IF YA LL BE FRIEND S FOR AWHILE LIKE GROWING UP OR THREE TO FOUR YEARS YOU MIGHT BE SAFE IT ALSO DEPENDS ON WHO MUCH YOU LOVE EACH OTHER, THAT COUNTS ALOT. GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR RELATIONSHIP.......

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It depends on the state. In most states the age of sexual consent is 16 (in some it's higher). If an adult has sex (even if it wasn't 'forced') with someone under the age of sexual consent then they have commited a crime. They can be charged, tried, and convicted. Once that baby is born, it will be very easy (with a dna test) to prove beyond any doubt that this man is guilty. Even if the girlfriend or her family didn't want to press charges, the state can still chose to press charges.

With a 5-year age difference, and the fact that the elder of the pair is over 18, you have to look at statutory rape. Statutory rape does not take consent into consideration. Different states have different definitions of the age limits and age differences, and it's a serious offense. If the prosecutor is angry, the elder of the pair can get up to life in prison! And if and when released from prison, he (or she) goes on the sexual-offfender list, with all the restrictions that carries.

First answer by Ratchat. Last edit by Silkendrum. Contributor trust: 41 [recommend contributor]. Question popularity: 70 [recommend question]