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underage pregnancy
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im 14 almost 15 and my boyfriend just turned 16 in march. if i was to get pregnant would he get put in jail?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Yes. Or Young Offenders Institute. Either way, the law considers that you are too young to be having sex. Here is a report which is interesting:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999 /02/99/e-cyclopedia/437789.stm
You should be aware that at this age, your boyfriend will be thinking only with his loins, and you will be having sex in order to please and keep him. This is not how it is supposed to be, but you won't realise this until you are old enough to actually have sex legally!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999 /02/99/e-cyclopedia/437789.stm
You should be aware that at this age, your boyfriend will be thinking only with his loins, and you will be having sex in order to please and keep him. This is not how it is supposed to be, but you won't realise this until you are old enough to actually have sex legally!
I think there's a bit of knee-jerking here. Your boyfriend would technically be guilty of rape, because as a minor you cannot be deemed to have consented. Depending on your and your parents' reaction to the situation and your boyfriend's attitude, he'd be unlikely to go to jail. If he were to deny all responsibility, for instance, if you really did feel you were coerced into sex or if your parents wanted the full weight of the weight of the law brought into force, then yes, jail is a possible punishment. On the other hand, if you were all 'grown-up' about it, all parents and boyfriend supportive and responsible, then the law is likely to be a little more lenient with him. I doubt he'd get away scot-free, however.
Just a quick legal point. Your boyfriend could not be charged with statutory rape as you are over 13. To be charged with rape the prosecution would have to prove that you did not consent to intercourse. Under 13�s cannot give such consent and then statutory rape can be charged, even if the girl said she agreed to have sex.
Your boyfriend can be charged with unlawful sexual intercourse but this is unlikely. The CPS these days feel it is too much bother to prosecute in such cases where the ages of the two participants is (as in your case) quite close.
Your boyfriend can be charged with unlawful sexual intercourse but this is unlikely. The CPS these days feel it is too much bother to prosecute in such cases where the ages of the two participants is (as in your case) quite close.