Full question:
I recently got interviewed by detectives regarding a girl i met on Myspace. She said she was 18 and she ended up being 13. I met her at the house and we hugged and I kissed her in the neck. She claims I kissed her in the lips which is not true. They got a statement from her. What could I be charged with? Is it likely ill be charged? They want me to come in to the station for a polygraph test and to make a statement. Should I come in without a lawyer? or should I even come in at all? I haven't been charged with anything.
- Category: Criminal
- Date:
- State: Texas
Answer:
There are various charges that might be applicable, depending on what the girl claims, such as contributing to the delinquency of a minor, reckless endangerment, sexual offenses, and others. If you are labelled a sexual offender, there are serious consequences. I am unable to prediuct the likelihood of charges, it will depend on al lthe circumstances involved. I suggest contacting a local criminal attorney who can review all the facts and documents involved before appearing.
Please see the following TX statute:
SECTION 1. Section 21.11, Penal Code, is amended by amending
Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
(a) A person commits an offense if, with a child younger than 17
years of , whether the child is of the same
or opposite sex, the person:
(1) engages in sexual contact with the child or causes the child to
engage in sexual contact; or
(2) with intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person:
(A) exposes the person's anus or any part of the person's genitals,
knowing the child is present; or
(B) causes the child to expose the child's anus or any part of the
child's genitals.
(b-1) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section
that the actor was the spouse of the child at the time of the offense.
§ 21.01 PENAL Definitions
In this chapter:
(1) "Deviate sexual intercourse" means:
(A) any contact between any part of the genitals of one person and the
mouth or anus of another person; or
(B) the penetration of the genitals or the anus of another person with
an object.
(2) "Sexual contact" means, except as provided by Section 21.11, any
touching of the anus, breast, or any part of the genitals of another
person with intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person.
(3) "Sexual intercourse" means any penetration of the female sex organ
by the male sex organ.
(4) "Spouse" means a person to whom a person is legally married under
Subtitle A, Title 1, Family Code, or a comparable law of another
jurisdiction.
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