Minor sneaks out of house with an Adult

[RugbyPlayer]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? New Mexico

Ok so the question is if a minor sneaks out of their house with an adult, and sexual contact did not occur, can the adult come under any legal action? Including anything such as a restraining order or any other criminal chargesWhat is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?

 

[cyjeff]

Yes.

Stop corrupting children.

 

[Isis1]

contributing to the delinguency of a minor pops into my head.

 

[RugbyPlayer]

Yes.

Stop corrupting children.

thats a rather harsh assumption that i am the adult in this case. know the situation before saying such a thing, if you must know i am a friend of the minor and such an action hasnt happened yet. she wants to know the law out of concern of the adult being subject to any kind of criminal punishment.

The household contains a father who is abusive to her mother, and both are borderline emotionally abusive to the child, so since there doing such a terrific job raising her ill be sure to tell her that its the adult whos corrupting her and she needs to stay away!

 

[Proserpina]

The household contains a father who is abusive to her mother, and both are borderline emotionally abusive to the child, so since there doing such a terrific job raising her ill be sure to tell her that its the adult whos corrupting her and she needs to stay away!

And you know all of this...how?

You live there too?

And if you CAN prove this - you've contacted child services, right?

 

[CdwJava]

Ok so the question is if a minor sneaks out of their house with an adult, and sexual contact did not occur, can the adult come under any legal action? Including anything such as a restraining order or any other criminal charges?

Yes, the adult can face a number of criminal charges. The adult is an idiot if he or she engages in this conduct.

The household contains a father who is abusive to her mother,

Then your friend should call the police when he gets "abusive." Assuming, of course, that by abusive you mean that he thumps on her.

and both are borderline emotionally abusive to the child,

What's THAT mean? "Borderline emotionally abusive?" In other words, they tell her to clean her room and punish her if she doesn't?

This is not legally abuse at all.

so since there doing such a terrific job raising her ill be sure to tell her that its the adult whos corrupting her and she needs to stay away!

Mom and dad certainly do not need some stranger coming in to corrupt their child. Apparently she feels she knows best already ... typical among teenagers, but rarely true.

 

[RugbyPlayer]

no i mean things along the lines of calling her a tramp, a damn lier, that they hate her and don't want to see her face anymore...telling her to get the hell away from them (this is actually primarily the mothers actions)

This has been witnessed and confirmed to me by the other children in the house hold, and the last part hasnt in which case the girl claims the mother has even threatened their lives in some way shape or form. Ive known the girl for a long time but was not aware of any of this until very recently and am trying to figure out what to advise her to do on the entire situation

 

[CdwJava]

no i mean things along the lines of calling her a tramp, a damn lier, that they hate her and don't want to see her face anymore...telling her to get the hell away from them (this is actually primarily the mothers actions)

Could be she brings these things on herself to some degree.

Even if inappropriate, they are not unlawful. If things are problematic at home then the proper procedure is to speak to child services, a counselor or therapist, or some other appropriate resource. Sneaking out of the house with some adult would not only exacerbate whatever problems MIGHT be occurring, but could very well result in the adult's incarceration.

I hear almost literally every day about such evils as you mention being attributed to parents of teenagers ... in most of them the complaints are greatly exaggerated or simply bogus.

Unless you have frequently witnessed this as a regular occurrence, I caution you against everything the minor might tell you ... far too often they are fabrications designed to elicit sympathy from others.

 

[RugbyPlayer]

Could be she brings these things on herself to some degree.

Even if inappropriate, they are not unlawful. If things are problematic at home then the proper procedure is to speak to child services, a counselor or therapist, or some other appropriate resource. Sneaking out of the house with some adult would not only exacerbate whatever problems MIGHT be occurring, but could very well result in the adult's incarceration.

I hear almost literally every day about such evils as you mention being attributed to parents of teenagers ... in most of them the complaints are greatly exaggerated or simply bogus.

Unless you have frequently witnessed this as a regular occurrence, I caution you against everything the minor might tell you ... far too often they are fabrications designed to elicit sympathy from others.

Its to the point of where the girl is literally terrified of being left in the house with her mother, ive seen her shake out of fear the day before knowing she would have to be alone in the house with her for an extended period of time, i dont know the details on this last part either but she claims the mother has in some form threatened her life in the past.

The abuse shes mentioned is that he has hit her mother, and pushed her down the stairs causing her to bleed (which...even falling down the stairs you expect to bleed so the blood obviously isnt the concern the act of being pushed is) and ive also heard claims of her father striking her brothers wife

 

[stealth2]

And it hasn't occurred to anyone to call the cops?

If Dad's violent, it's also likely he'll go after the adult enticing his child out of the house. Or even if he's not violent. An adult trying to get my kid to sneak out of the house would likely find him/herself met with a baseball bat. At best.

 

[TinkerBelleLuvr]

The first thought that comes to mind if someone has pushed someone down stairs is: DIAL 911.

 

[stealth2]

What I find interesting is that said minor is apparently NOT afraid of Dad (the abuser), but of Mom (the victim). Go figure.

 

[RugbyPlayer]

thats one thing that i found interesting also actually. I think the reason for it is because the dad has never actually really treated the kids in that manner, and actually seems to be the most reasonable one out of them. The mother just seems to cause a lot of emotional...stress if not damage to her

 

[mistoffolees]

The first thought that comes to mind if someone has pushed someone down stairs is: DIAL 911.

Yep. It's apparently not serious enough to call 911 and the child is not in enough danger to call CPS, but some 'adult' wants to take her out of the home?

I hope he likes the thought of jail time.

 

[>Charlotte<]

How old is the minor, and how old is the adult?