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Good evening first time on this website and wanted to give it a try and hopefully i can finally have answers to my questions. As a parent I had a few questions. In new jersey the age of consent is 16. I was wondering if parents can still press charges against someone a little older between 20 and 23 or older. Again after the person is 16 is it home free territory to be seen as a couple and not get in trouble with the law? Finally another question I have is what if the person is 15 and the person is over 21 and they are really literally JUST FRIENDS. Nothing more than that at all. Can parents press charges for being friends with a minor. Thank you hope to hear a response soon.
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these areas of the law are most complex and there are no simple answers. 1. for example, the four year age differemce set forth in the statute is binding. if one party is four years and one day older, there is a violation of the statute. i had a case where the male was four years and 26 days older. he went to prison. 2. another example is the relationship between the parties. is one person the supervisor of another ? for example, a coach or teacher ? i had a case where the person was the religious teacher. he went to prison. 3. the 'conduct' or 'behavior' is also an issue in that self touching for gratification may be sufficient for the conviction. one sees these cases involving the Internet. we have a person in prison who never touched the other party. Please call if we can help. Ed Dimon
Answered on Nov 11th, 2014 at 1:35 PM