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[mjbr1026]

I am unaware if this thread is in the right forum. If it isn't I apologize and could someone please inform me of which one it should be in. I figured this might be the right forum because it is the internets laws. Thank you!

What is the name of your state? Massachusetts

Apparently in late January of this year, my son had a problem with a certain female, 16. Apparently my son, 19, was dating her friend, 17. According to my son, the alledged female had said some unwarrented things and "pissed him off." Apparently this girl is a heavy drinker (its sad how early kids get into drinking these days) and my son decided to use it against her. He said that her weak spot was that inside she liked him. So he decided to go online to Instant Messanger and mess with her. During the course of the conversation he basically was telling her how much alcohol he could get for her but that she would have to do something in return. He says he kiddingly asked for sexual favors seeing what she would say. He also messed with her about "needing to be with her instead of her friend" After messing with her for a while he signed off line. Apparently even hours after this happened him and this girl were fine again and being friendly, realizing it was a joke and no alcohol would be bought. My son does not drink, he has a health problem that prohibits it. Later on that night the girls brother apparently saw the conversation and flipped out. He confronted the girl who for some reason acted like it was a bad thing and that she was mad about it too. The boy confronted my son and nothing happened besides yelling. To this day my sons friends and his friends now hate eahcother because of this incident. Recently something happened to my son to which he blames these kids (the girls brother and hsi friends) and would like to take them to court. However, in the past this boy has claimed that he printed out the conversation and use it to hurt my son.

my questions are:
1- could this conversation even do anything. Even printed on the computer, or saved, it would not be PROOF that it was even my son. right?

2- if it could be used, what charges could come from it?

3- if there could be charges, would it be helpful if my son had a recorded conversation between him and this girl talking about how funny the conversation was and the fact that it was all just fooling around and that she knew that?

[shortbus]

It's not clear your son broke any laws, though I doubt the communication was as benign as he's making it seem. He's an adult -- the best advice you could give him is to stop messing around with teenage girls, because it WILL be trouble sooner or later.