Way to go, state of Arizona! Let's see if we can screw up this dude's life just a little more than it's already screwed up.

QuotePHOENIX — Nick Olivas became a father at 14, a fact he wouldn't learn for eight years.

While in high school, Olivas had sex with a 20-year-old woman. As he sees it now, she took advantage of a lonely kid going through a rough patch at home.

State law says a child younger than 15 cannot consent with an adult under any circumstance, making Olivas a rape victim. But Olivas didn't press charges and says he didn't realize at the time that it was even something to consider.

The two went their separate ways. Olivas, now 24 and living in Phoenix, graduated from high school, went to college and became a medical assistant.

Then two years ago, the state served him with papers demanding child support. That's how he found out he had a then-6-year-old daughter.

WOW! Stupid on every level.

QuoteBut DES officials said the intent of the rule is to ensure that the child, who had no control over the situation, is cared for.

Was he not a child at the time?

Why wasn't the mother charged with statutory rape. Filing a claim for child support should be considered admission of the crime.

Quote from: surfer_squirrel on September 16, 2014, 05:18:10 AM
Why wasn't the mother charged with statutory rape. Filing a claim for child support should be considered admission of the crime.

Here's the part that struck me: "State law says a child younger than 15 cannot consent with an adult under any circumstance, making Olivas a rape victim. But Olivas didn't press charges and says he didn't realize at the time that it was even something to consider."

One must assume that the reason a child cannot consent is that a child is not capable of assuming legal responsibility for his/her actions. How, then, is it up to a child in this situation to press charges?