07-10-2014, 04:33 PM
(07-10-2014, 03:52 PM)ramseycat Wrote: I'm waiting to see the dentist so I'm scared out of my right mind.
You're sharp when you're on pain killers or in fear!
I did some research on Georgia laws that might affect the Cooper Harris murder case earlier this week.
Georgia's age of consent is 16. But, Georgia and some other states also have "close in age" provisions/exceptions in regards to statutory rape and sex related charges regarding teens.
“Romeo and Juliet” Exception -- Georgia
Named after Shakespeare’s young lovers, “Romeo and Juliet” exceptions are intended to prevent serious criminal charges against teenagers who engage in consensual sex with others close to their own age, when:
- the victim is age 14 or 15, and
- the defendant is age 18 or younger, and no more than four years older than the victim.
(Ga. Code Ann. § 16-6-3.)
I thought Virginia had such provisions as well. I wonder if the now 15 year-old ex-girlfriend or her family are claiming that the 17-year-old boy has posted or shared intimate photos of her or them together without her consent (or threatened to), or something like that? If not, yeah, looks like a huge overreach by the city police on this one.