QUESTION
Does statutory rape also apply to foreign students?
Asked on Nov 05th, 2013 on Criminal Law - Oklahoma
More details to this question:
Dear Sir or Madam, My niece asked me a question. Her friend just turned 16 this year. She is a foreign student. This year, she started dating an 18-year-old boy who is also a foreign student. The boy is studying in junior college and, for a short while, was asked by the girl's family to watch over her and her siblings in the house that they rent in the U.S. Last week, my niece caught the girl topless on the boy's bed and with the boy inside the room, too. She suspected they may have sexual intercourse before she got found out. It has been a week, should I report them? I did some research online and found out the definition of statutory rape, but I don't know if that applies to foreign students. Thank you!
8 ANSWERS
John J. Carney
Statutory rape applies to everyone, not just citizens.
Answered on Dec 09th, 2013 at 5:59 PM
The criminal laws of California apply to anyone violating the laws in California regardless of where they are from or the immigration of visitor's status. The only exceptions are persons with diplomatic immunity.
Answered on Nov 08th, 2013 at 5:13 PM
Adoptions Attorney serving Lansing, MI
at
Austin Legal Services, PLC
Update Your Profile
All state laws apply to anyone who is currently in the state. Otherwise, foreigners would get a free pass for breaking the law. The age of consent in Michigan is 16 so unless you have evidence they were having sex when she was under 16, no criminal charges can be filed.
Answered on Nov 06th, 2013 at 10:36 PM
Michael J. Breczinski
It applies to everyone. But statutory rape is different in different States since they each set the age of consent. That is the age where a person can consent to sex.
Answered on Nov 06th, 2013 at 10:36 PM
Appellate Attorney serving Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
at
Musilli Brennan Associates, PLLC
Update Your Profile
It applies to all persons, and the age of consent in Michigan is 16, with some exceptions.
Answered on Nov 06th, 2013 at 10:35 PM
Depends on jurisdiction. In OK, the age of consent is 16.
Answered on Nov 06th, 2013 at 10:35 PM
James Edward Smith
Yes, of course.
Answered on Nov 06th, 2013 at 10:35 PM
Absolutely it applies.
Answered on Nov 06th, 2013 at 10:35 PM