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I can understabd the disappointment, and sense of betrayal, but first of all please do not contemplate any violence aginst the boy, effectively still a child. The laws in North Carolina require an age differntial of at least for years to press charges against the 18 year old. SInce your daughter was 15, and the boy 18 you may nnot have a legal basis to press criminal charges. The law read:


G.S. 14-27.7A Statutory rape or sex offense of a person who is 13, 14, or 15 years old

(a) A defendant is guilty of a Class B1 felony if the defendant engages in vaginal intercourse or a sexual act with another person who is 13, 14, or 15 years old and the defendant is at least six years older than the person, except when the defendant is lawfully married to the person.

(b) A defendant is guilty of a Class C felony if the defendant engages in vaginal intercourse or a sexual act with another person and the person is 13, 14, or 15 years old and the defendant is more than four but less than six years older than the person, except when the defendant is lawfully married to the person.

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Expert:	Jack R.
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Answered:	4/11/2009

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