Help!

[JaredTehChinima]

Ok im 17 and got caught by a cop having sex with my 15 year old girlfriend..(i know i shoulda been more careful)
but now im being charged with lewd/lascivious and I live in Idaho

im in so much trouble and i didn't even know having sex with another minor was against the law...

please help! whadu i do?

[beedubs]

well here are some laws i found. the second one might help better


Idaho Statutes
TITLE 18
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
CHAPTER 15
CHILDREN AND VULNERABLE ADULTS
18-1506. SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF SIXTEEN YEARS. (1) It
is a felony for any person eighteen (18) years of age or older, with the
intent to gratify the lust, passions, or sexual desire of the actor, minor
child or third party, to:
(a) solicit a minor child under the age of sixteen (16) years to
participate in a sexual act, or
(b) cause or have sexual contact with such minor child, not amounting
to lewd conduct as defined in section 18-1508, Idaho Code, or
(c) make any photographic or electronic recording of such minor child.
(2) For the purposes of this section "solicit" means any written, verbal,
or physical act which is intended to communicate to such minor child the
desire of the actor or third party to participate in a sexual act or
participate in sexual foreplay, by the means of sexual contact,
photographing or observing such minor child engaged in sexual contact.
(3) For the purposes of this section "sexual contact" means any physical
contact between such minor child and any person, which is caused by the
actor, or the actor causing such minor child to have self contact.
(4) Any person guilty of a violation of the provisions of this section
shall be imprisoned in the state prison for a period not to exceed fifteen
(15) years.







Idaho Statutes
TITLE 18
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
CHAPTER 15
CHILDREN AND VULNERABLE ADULTS
18-1508A. SEXUAL BATTERY OF A MINOR CHILD SIXTEEN OR SEVENTEEN YEARS OF
AGE -- PENALTY. (1) It is a felony for any person at least five (5) years
of age older than a minor child who is sixteen (16) or seventeen (17) years
of age, who, with the intent of arousing, appealing to or gratifying the
lust, passion, or sexual desires of such person, minor child, or third
party, to:
(a) Commit any lewd or lascivious act or acts upon or with the body or
any part or any member thereof of such minor child including, but not
limited to, genital-genital contact, oral-genital contact, anal-genital
contact, oral-anal contact, manual-anal contact or manual-genital
contact, whether between persons of the same or opposite sex, or who
shall involve such minor child in any act of explicit sexual conduct as
defined in section 18-1507, Idaho Code; or
(b) Solicit such minor child to participate in a sexual act; or
(c) Cause or have sexual contact with such minor child, not amounting
to lewd conduct as defined in paragraph (a) of this subsection; or
(d) Make any photographic or electronic recording of such minor child.
(2) For the purpose of subsection (b) of this section, "solicit" means
any written, verbal or physical act which is intended to communicate to
such minor child the desire of the actor or third party to participate in a
sexual act or participate in sexual foreplay, by the means of sexual
contact, photographing or observing such minor child engaged in sexual
contact.
(3) For the purpose of this section, "sexual contact" means any physical
contact between such minor child and any person or between such minor
children which is caused by the actor, or the actor causing such minor
child to have self contact.
(4) Any person guilty of a violation of the provisions of subsection
(1)(a) of this section shall be imprisoned in the state prison for a period
not to exceed life.
(5) Any person guilty of a violation of the provisions of subsections
(1)(b), (1)(c), or (1)(d) of this section shall be imprisoned in the state
prison for a period not to exceed fifteen (15) years.

[beedubs]

and also check here for consent ages:
http://www.webistry.net/jan/consent.html

pm me if you want some more help

[beedubs]

o yea also this:
http://www.defend-me.com/lewd-lascivious-conduct.asp