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My grandson is being charged of 3 different sexual assault ?
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My grandson is 14 yrs old he and a girl his age went to a friends house and were making out after a few minutes she said stop he didnt right away but a few seconds he stopped she wanted to leave he was scared and didnt let her but after a few minutes he opened the door and then after about 15 min of her leaving he went to her house and told the parents and the girl he was very sorry the parents told him it was OK but now the mother has called the police and is pressing charges against him what could they do to him he was scared to but did own up to what he did
Because your grandson is a minor, he is subject initially to juvenile, not adult proceedings. If he is arrested, law enforcement has three methods for handling a juvenile: referred to the juvenile probation department, counseled and released at the police department, or referred to a different county agency. The method chosen depends on several factors specific to the incident, such as the investigative findings and the facts of the incident, prior juvenile record, the seriousness of the offense, and the determined need for admonishment or recourse to another authority. Based on some 46,400 juvenile arrests in California in 2018, about 80 percent are referred to probation, and of those, only about 50 percent are referred to juvenile court. Some 15 percent of juvenile arrestees are counseled and released by police with no further proceedings. Many other factors are involved, and you may want to consult a criminal law defense attorney who handles juvenile matters if law enforcement chooses to investigate the matter. Good luck.
I would add to the above that you and his parents firmly instruct your grandson that he come to you before going around talking to other people if a situation arises in the future. Fortunately he is only 14. If he was 16 his case might have been sent up to adult court where things would get REALLY ugly on the conduct you describe! BTW the mother of the girl can't "press charges." All she can do is make a report to the police and after that the ball is in the hands of them and the DA.
Carl Henry MandabachWorkers' Compensation LawyerSacramento, CA ·
Stop, stop talking and lawyer up. Juveniles have different protections than adults but have right to remain silient.. I can see he thought he was doing the right thing but some how this backfired
You may be a witness used AGAINST your grandson---all you can do now is to help him hire a criminal defense attorney. Bank robbers who own up to their crimes don't get a free pass---time for you to lawyer up as well as any others in his family.
Not sure I see a question but like Ms. Broady pointed out, time to stop discussing your grandson's case on this public forum. Ms. Broady has provided a comprehensive outline as to how to proceed so just follow it and let your grandsons's public defender handle the situation.
First, never ever discuss actual details of any case on an open forum. You can use a hypothetical.
Second, your son and you and anyone else is to stop talking about this case to anyone else but your attorney. Your son is a minor. It sounds like the other party is close in age. Do not speak to the police if they come by. Do not talk to the girl or her parents. Tell your son to not post anything online in any of his social media accounts. Tell him not to discuss this alleged incident with his friends.
Third, if your son made a mistake in his actions, that mistake must be corrected at home. Have a discussion of consent, etc. However, if a case is opened up against your son, you will be contacted. Do not discuss the case with the police, the school, the district attorney, no one. Simply tell them that you have a lawyer or will have a lawyer (and get one if you need one) and that they can contact your attorney if they have any questions.
Finally, just because someone calls the police does not mean a criminal case will be opened. However, if you talk to the police and admit to things, then you are helping the police prosecute your son (or if he makes that mistake).
Bottom line: Teach the 14 year old about consent and false imprisonment. If he feels bad, well...that means he must know he did the wrong thing. It's important that he not get into this situation again. Does he need counseling? Some thoughts for you to consider...
Finally, don't panic but DO NOT TALK TO THE POLICE OR THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY OR ANYONE without your attorney present. And if your attorney is present, let your attorney (a competent one) do all of the talking.
Wishing your son the best to learn from his mistakes and move forward to have a happy life with no problems like this arising in the future.
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