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What is the name of your state? Tennessee
First let me say I am a first time user here so pardon me if I make any of the mistakes that I have seen others make that they were chastised for.
My situation is, I have a 17 year old son who was out riding in the countryside and decided it would be a good joke to play a prank on some people in the area. His idea for the joke was to strip down nude and then ask anyone he encountered if they could tell him where the nudist colony was. He encountered a woman who was in her front yard and he asked her. Of course, she called the police but my son wasn't aware of that. He then apparently got braver because he stopped at another house and knocked on the door...in the buff....and asked the lady who answered door the same question about if she knew where the nudist colony was. She also called police. My son then drove on and began getting dressed. Then he saw the policeman following him and of course he at first tried to deny it, but then admitted to it. Two counts of indecent exposure were the result. The juvenile officers have contacted me for a court date and they say the judge has reviewed the file and he wants a mental evaluation done. Of course I don't really object to it being done, not fearing anything other than a teenage boys mind (which is dangerous enough I know) acting foolishly. My son swears it wasn't a sexual act...just a joke that he now sees as not being funny. Neither do I think it was funny nor am I making excuses for him but I am afraid of what the courts can or will do with him. I truely want to comply with the law with this matter but at the same time, I want to be sure my son isn't being labled a sex offender because of a poor judgement in idea of a joke. Not that it matters, but my son is basically a good kid. Not perfect, but he has never been in any trouble, certainly not of THIS nature. He has held a steady job for over a year paying his expenses for school and transportation. I sometimes watch TV and with the shows that are on, I can almost understand how a 17 year old boys would think the prank was funny. The show "Jackass" is a prime example of people doing stunts simular to this. AND yes I have done my best to teach my children right from wrong. He made a poor choice in judgement and I am afraid of the lable the courts may try to put on him. I would appreciate any advice anyone could share.
First let me say I am a first time user here so pardon me if I make any of the mistakes that I have seen others make that they were chastised for.
My situation is, I have a 17 year old son who was out riding in the countryside and decided it would be a good joke to play a prank on some people in the area. His idea for the joke was to strip down nude and then ask anyone he encountered if they could tell him where the nudist colony was. He encountered a woman who was in her front yard and he asked her. Of course, she called the police but my son wasn't aware of that. He then apparently got braver because he stopped at another house and knocked on the door...in the buff....and asked the lady who answered door the same question about if she knew where the nudist colony was. She also called police. My son then drove on and began getting dressed. Then he saw the policeman following him and of course he at first tried to deny it, but then admitted to it. Two counts of indecent exposure were the result. The juvenile officers have contacted me for a court date and they say the judge has reviewed the file and he wants a mental evaluation done. Of course I don't really object to it being done, not fearing anything other than a teenage boys mind (which is dangerous enough I know) acting foolishly. My son swears it wasn't a sexual act...just a joke that he now sees as not being funny. Neither do I think it was funny nor am I making excuses for him but I am afraid of what the courts can or will do with him. I truely want to comply with the law with this matter but at the same time, I want to be sure my son isn't being labled a sex offender because of a poor judgement in idea of a joke. Not that it matters, but my son is basically a good kid. Not perfect, but he has never been in any trouble, certainly not of THIS nature. He has held a steady job for over a year paying his expenses for school and transportation. I sometimes watch TV and with the shows that are on, I can almost understand how a 17 year old boys would think the prank was funny. The show "Jackass" is a prime example of people doing stunts simular to this. AND yes I have done my best to teach my children right from wrong. He made a poor choice in judgement and I am afraid of the lable the courts may try to put on him. I would appreciate any advice anyone could share.