Holy crap, what's wrong with people? (aka: "Now you stab mommy")

[Morrigoon]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10704047/

I take a couple things away from this article. First, what sick b*stard tells his 2-year old kid to stab his mother?

Second, this mother of a 2-year old child is *17*!!! Even by the loosest laws, that means somebody was having sex when they were 14 or 15, which I'm pretty sure is just flat illegal.

...isn't it?

[Alex]

Not if the other person was also 14 or 15.

[JWBear]

He's 21 now, which means he was 18 or 19. (Assuming he is the father.)

I just re-read it. He is the father.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by JWBear

He's 21 now, which means he was 18 or 19. (Assuming he is the father.)

I just re-read it. He is the father.

Nope, the article mentions that the father showed up later to interrupt this little bonding session.

[Alex]

Looking at the Connecticut statutory rape laws if she was 15 and he is the biological father (and they weren't married when he knocked her up) then yes, he committed statutory rape.

In that state it is 2nd Degree Sexual Assault to have sex with a 13-16 year old if you are more than 2 years older than the other person.

But statutory rape generally isn't charged unless someone presses for it.

[Alex]

The girl's father showed up. The baby is his grandson.

[Not Afraid]

Is it Jerry Springer time yet?

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

The girl's father showed up. The baby is his grandson.

Ah, yes, I see now that I misread that.

[Alex]

I know nobody cares but this got me wondering and as always I end up sharing anyway.

In this overview of statutory rape laws and statutory rape reporting laws, it seems that Connecticut has explicitly said that while the sex between the two people in this story was illegal, it is not an illegality that creates a mandatory reporting threshold. So, unless someone filed a complaint no charges would have been filed (so, presumably, the girl's parents decided not to go that route).

Originally Posted by Page 32 of the linked report

In response to a query from the Commissioner of Children and Families, the Connecticut Attorney General issued an opinion interpreting the reporting requirements. The query specifically addressed providers' responsibilities in cases involving a victim who is at least 13 years of age and less than 16 when the defendant is less than 21 years of age and more than 2 years older than the victim. The Attorney General concluded that, despite the fact that such a relationship would be considered illegal, mandated reporters are not required to make a report if no other evidence of abuse exists. In justifying the opinion, the Attorney General cites the statute related to the treatment of minors for sexually transmitted diseases, which only requires providers to report cases where the minor seeking treatment is less than 13 years of age.

[Morrigoon]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Nope, the article mentions that the father showed up later to interrupt this little bonding session.

I thought that was the father of the mother who got stabbed?

edit: okay, yeah, I see now we got that all straightened out