Georgia Rape Defense Attorney - Frequently Asked Questions
What are Georgia Romeo and Juliet Laws?
Lawmakers have recognized that the age of the alleged perpetrator makes a big difference in how statutory rape cases should be handled. For example, sexual contact between a 15-year-old girl and her 17-year-old high school boyfriend is very different than sex between a 15-year-old girl and a 40-year-old man.
To address these circumstances, Georgia and many other states have passed so-called “Romeo and Juliet laws.” These provisions mandate lesser punishments for those who are close in age to their alleged victims. The law states that if “the victim is at least 14 but less than 16 years of age and the person convicted of statutory rape is 18 years of age or younger and is no more than four years older than the victim” the crime will be considered a misdemeanor rather than a felony. The resulting punishment will be correspondingly lighter.
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