My daughter, Laura, age 16, was seeing a guy, age 18, against my and my wife's wishes. Well, to make a long story short, Laura is now 2 1/2 months pregnant. We figure, whats done is done, and even though under AZ law he could be jailed, we did not push that as we figured that not only was Laura as guilty as he was, but it would do our grandbaby no good to have a daddy that was in jail and thus unable to support him/her. Over the past month, Kevin <spit> has gotten more and more erratic. . .demanding that Laura report to him everywhere she goes, who she sees, expecting her to call him the minute she gets home and before she goes anywhere so he'll know where she is at all times. . .in short, being a control freak. Laura finally told him to f**k off and die, and he has been calling her multiple times a day, calling all her friends to ask where she is and what she's doing, sitting on the sidewalk in front of our house waiting for her to get home, waiting for her at the bus stop after school. . .in effect, stalking her. Laura went to the courthouse on Tuesday and got a restraining order, and we have a hearing this coming Wednesday. We tried Wednesday evening, all day Thursday, and Friday morning to have him served (service has to be done by a process server or police officer) but he either wasn't home or wouldn't answer the door.
Yesterday (Friday) afternoon, when Laura and Lisa got home from school, there was Kevin <spit>, waiting for them. He started ranting and raving, screaming obscenities at Laura and demanding she "return his stuff". . .my wife, quick thinker that she is, told him, "If you want your stuff, call the police and have them come with you to get it". So he went down to stand on the corner and called the cops, they showed up, and my wife gave them the service papers, and <i>viola!</i> he's served. He called the cops on himself!
The police officer told my wife that most likely Kevin <spit> will likely be arrested at the court on Wednesday for violation of
ARS 13-1405 which states:
<i> 13-1405. Sexual conduct with a minor; classifications
A. A person commits sexual conduct with a minor by intentionally or knowingly engaging in sexual intercourse or oral sexual contact with any person who is under eighteen years of age.
B. Sexual conduct with a minor who is under fifteen years of age is a class 2 felony and is punishable pursuant to section 13-604.01. Sexual conduct with a minor who is at least fifteen years of age is a class 6 felony. Sexual conduct with a minor who is at least fifteen years of age is a class 2 felony if the person is the minor's parent, stepparent, adoptive parent, legal guardian or foster parent and the convicted person is not eligible for suspension of sentence, probation, pardon or release from confinement on any basis except as specifically authorized by section 31-233, subsection A or B until the sentence imposed has been served or commuted. </i>
Under AZ law, its a Class 6 felony, punishable by up to 1 1/2 years in prison. And he will be ineligible for bail, or for a reduction in sentence. We really don't want to see this young man's life ruined, but it is basically out of our hands now. His own stupidity is what got him to this point. Last spring, when this all first started, I told him he was too old for Laura, and he knows about my son Patrick being in prison for a similar situation. I spoke to his parents, and expressed my concerns to them also. But he went ahead and dipped his wick anyway, knowing full well what the possible consequences were. Now he must face them.
“With reasonable men, I will reason; with humane men I will plead; but to tyrants I will give no quarter, nor waste arguments where they will certainly be lost.”
William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879
Edited by - LinusMK2 on Jan 29 2005 08:38 AM
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