@YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish • 8 months agoIdaho mother and son charged with kidnapping over out-of-state abortionwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1202arrow-down17
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minus-square@NABDad@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish7•8 months agoI found this at https://www.federallawyers.com/ Strict Limits of Idaho’s Laws Idaho’s Romeo and Juliet laws have strict limits compared to many states. Key restrictions include: No defenses for victims under 15 3 year max age gap for 16-17 year olds Defendant max age of 17 for 15 year olds Parents can still pursue charges Overall, Idaho offers relatively weak Romeo and Juliet protections compared to most other states.
minus-square@shalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•8 months agoCame here to see if anyone investigated Romeo and Juliet laws. Holy. Shit. I’ve never heard of such a draconian application.
I found this at https://www.federallawyers.com/
Strict Limits of Idaho’s Laws
Idaho’s Romeo and Juliet laws have strict limits compared to many states. Key restrictions include:
No defenses for victims under 15
3 year max age gap for 16-17 year olds
Defendant max age of 17 for 15 year olds
Parents can still pursue charges
Overall, Idaho offers relatively weak Romeo and Juliet protections compared to most other states.
Came here to see if anyone investigated Romeo and Juliet laws.
Holy. Shit.
I’ve never heard of such a draconian application.