You have to realize U.S is not anywhere else and especially that Arizona is Arizona. At 14 you might now how to have sex, but you won't know how to have safe sex if you live in a knowledge void. And again, not all 14 year old's are having sex either, and not all 14 year old's are mature enough to have sex. Statutory Rape laws exist for a pretty good reason. Also there is a huge maturity gap between 14 and 16, those are the forming years of our lives, during which we actually start comprehending ourselves and our environment.
OK, so the problem is he didn't press charges. So while she did rape him, it's not rape under arizona law as far as child support goes. A rapist can't get child support; but she's not a convicted rapist.
Curious, if he pursued charges agaisnt her he could possibily have the payments waived;
I'm unsure of the statue of limitations here, but still, if push comes to shove that's a recourse for him; That a rape victim isn't exempt from paying their rapist, even if statutory in definition, that's pretty sad.In Arizona, the Department of Economic Security oversees child--support enforcement. Its written policy is not to exempt situations like Olivas' from child-support responsibilities, unless the parent seeking child support has been found guilty of sexual assault with a minor or sexual assault.
Oh, er, i mean "The child", yeah.
Who the rapist just looks after.
To be fair, not all adults are mature enough to have sex either. I can certainly see how they wouldn't know in a knowledge void. What I wouldn't know is how they would have that between school and the internet. Heck, like I said, parents really should tell their kids by 12/13 all about it. Getting to 14 and not having yet have your parents teach you a thing about it is stupid.
I am not too clear on how Arizona is. I know there are a few states that are, to put it kindly, silly. I can see some of your points. I was on the mature side at 14. My brother was on the immature side. However, he managed not to have a kid. As far as we know. Over all I do think the US is quite stupid and incompetent when it comes to getting the needed knowledge about these things to the kids. I know I am going to be darn sure mine know it.
He obviously shouldn't have to pay for a kid he didn't know about. Yet since he wants to be in her life, you know since hes not an asshole, he will pay going forward. If anything maybe he should get custody, the mother is a child rapist.
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