I'm 17 and got my 15 year old girlfriend pregnant , could I go to jail? legal age of consent in Texas

                                      

Question:

I'm 17 and got my 15 year old girlfriend pregnant, could I go to jail?

I'm 17,live in Texas, and got my 15 year old girlfriend pregnant, could I go to jail? I turn 18 in two months. I have been with her for about two years now,but her parents might press charges.

Answer:

You need to tell your parents as soon as possible and set a time to meet up with the other family to discuss how the situation is going to be handled. 

Legally, the father of your girlfriend would have to consent to her being married at such a young age. 

There are other options such as adoption to consider too. 

However, if you are within three years of age from the other party it is a defense to sexual assault. 

Be smart, man up and talk to your family and determine how you want to handle this. If the two of you can not provide for this child there are people that could provide your child with a very good life. 

There are adoption centers or you could go through or a private attorney may donate their services to take care of the process if you didn't want to deal with an adoption center. 

I do wish you, your girlfriend and your child the best. This situation will work out. 

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NFL star Darren Sharper, facing fresh rape charges, turns himself in

                                        

NFL star Darren Sharper, wanted in New Orleans in connection with the alleged rapes of two women, has turned himself in to Los Angeles authorities.

A source told CNN that Sharper made arrangements to surrender to Los Angeles police and did so without incident Thursday evening.

Los Angeles police confirmed the arrest, but did not provide details.

Earlier Thursday, the Orleans Parish district attorney's office said Sharper, 38, and Erik Nunez, 26, each face two counts of aggravated rape.

If convicted, the two men face a possible sentence of life in prison without parole.

The New Orleans charges are in addition to charges Sharper already faces in California.

Last week, he pleaded not guilty to the California charges, which included two counts of rape by use of drugs.

CNN reached out to an attorney for Sharper and to Nunez, but neither immediately returned messages seeking comment.

Prosecutors in Louisiana said the two alleged rapes occurred on September 23 in a New Orleans apartment.

The alleged rapes in California occurred in October and last month, authorities said.

Prosecutors there said the five-time Pro Bowl player, who became an NFL Network analyst, is also under investigation in Arizona and Nevada.

Police in Tempe, Arizona, say they expect to file charges against Sharper soon.

"We have nothing yet. We anticipate filing charges very shortly and we are still waiting on a couple of results from the crime lab," said Sgt. Mike Pooley.

In addition, a Florida woman last month filed a sexual battery complaint in Miami Beach against Sharper relating to a 2012 incident, a police report said.

According to the report, the woman was with two friends at a Miami Beach club in September or October 2012 when she met Sharper. The woman, her friends and another person went to Sharper's condo, where the woman claims the battery took place.

Miami Beach police are investigating the case, Miami Beach Detective Vivian Hernandez said last week.

One of Sharper's lawyers disputed all the rape allegations last week at his hearing.

"It was all consensual contact with women who wanted to be in his company," Leonard Levine said.

Sharper played for the Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings and New Orleans Saints from 1997 through the 2010 season.

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