What happends when a 19 year old guy is arrested for sexual misconduct on a 15 year old?

Firstly, make sure that this is not a false or malicious claim as it could lead to counter charges and claims. A prosecutor/DA will look at all the circumstances of the case before making a decision on whether or not there is a case to answer. Questions such as 'did this contact actually take place and can it be proven?' 'was the male aware that the female was under age?' ' did the female tell the male that she was older?' 'did the female pursue the male for a sexual contact?' 'was there force, coercion, or alcohol & drugs involved and who initiated these?' 'did the female consent although under age?' 'is this the first sexual contact for the female?' will be asked by the police, the lawyers, and by the prosecutors both in interviews and in open court.

The case would have to be proven beyond reasonable doubt against a defence that will undoubtedly be strong and agressive. Many of these cases do result in an arrest but most do not result in charges or a court case due to lack of evidence, due to the facts and circumstances of the case, or through personal and family reasons. The boy may be arrested but there is no certainty that he will be charged or prosecuted.

As far as the law is concerned: For a crime to have been committed there are 2 requirements under the law called Mens Rea (Evil Intent) and Mens Actus (Evil Action) - therefor if the boy was unaware that the girl was 15 or that he had been lead to believe that she was older then there can be no 'evil intent' even if there was an evil action. This will probably constitute the basis of any defence. The legal premise behind all states’ statutory rape laws is that any person who is legally defined as a minor under the law is not capable of making a competent decision to engage in sexual relations with an adult.

New Jersey statutory rape laws define a minor as someone who is between the ages of 13 and 16 years old. The law also states that if you are at least four years older than your underage partner, you can be charged with and convicted of sexual assault. However, if this does lead to an arrest and a prosecution New Jersey statutory rape laws carry heavy consequences with jail time for anywhere from five to 20 years.

If, as your question suggests, this is a serial offender then all will be taken into account and it will lead to consecutive sentences - that being a total of 140 years maximum for the 7 girls you suggested. If you are wrong about the other girls and this is the first time but he gets accused wrongly by a bandwagon of false claims, as has happened many times in the past, he will do big time for it.

Depending on the laws of your state, yes, he could be charged with statutory rape.

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