Posted by waterlily on May 24, 2002, at 16:34:10
In reply to My niece..., posted by sid on May 23, 2002, at 20:33:14
My husband is finally back from a child abuse conference. I told him about your niece and he said that in Virginia, 15 is the age of consent. Her dad could be charged with a misdemeanor, but if he had done this to her when she was 14 or below (which I imagine he did) he would charged with a felony. Seems like a jerk like that would be doing more than grabbing though. At any rate, you might be able get him nailed with a misdemeanor, but maybe you're best off to concentrate on getting her some counseling if she's receptive.
I hope you've stopped bleeding now. I work in a hospital blood bank,so let me know if you need a fill-up ;-)
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