Harboring a Runaway

[angelwings]

Michigan - A family is harboring a runaway. The teen is adopted and is one of seven children. Her disappearance has been reported to several local and state authorities. Her mother has been calling the police, schools and friends everyday. She has made up and placed missing posters in 5 local towns. She has heard several eyewitness accounts of sightings but no one is willing to go to the local authorities for fear of repercussions from the family keeping her. The family that she was seen with has a very bad reputation and many criminal records. The teen admitted to having sex with 3 different boys in this home .
This teen recently told her parents that she is pregnant and does not know who the father is. They made her prenatal appointment. She has been with her adoptive parents for eight years and has recieved much therapy but it hasn't seemed to help. The local authorities told her mother that she can charge her with incorrigibility but that will only help if she's picked up and her parents aren't sure that they want that on her record. What can be done to get this teen out of their home? Can a search be legally done? Can they be charged with anything? Can the mother place a restraining or protection order on them?

 

[davelu99]

First, how old is the teen? If she is 17 in Michigan, she's old enough to leave home and not be a runaway. Also, if she's 16 or older, the sex is not an issue and 16 is the age of consent in sexual affairs in Michigan. I would suggest hiring a private investigator to gather VIDEO EVIDENCE that this teen is at such and such a place. Then, you can present that evidence to the police, who would then have probable cause to obtain a search warrant, and retrieve the child. Then a PPO (Personal Protection Order) can be sought against this family that is harboring the runaway. Also, the police can charge the adult family members with a felony of harboring a known runaway. Let me know how it turns out! Good luck!

Note: In Michigan, there is no distinction between a "restraining order" and a "protection order" - they are the same thing, and they are called a Personal Protection Order (PPO)...