Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Statutory Rape Victim Owes Child Support for Child He Never

Knew Existed ...

A 22-year-old Arizona man was astonished to find out that he was the father of a
6-year-old daughter he never knew existed. That's shocking enough. But then he got
slapped with an order to pay $15,000 in back child support. And then it gets even worse.

ARIZONA (WITI) — He was served with papers demanding child support
and that's how he found out he has a daughter, now six years old. He
 became a father at the age of 14. Nick Olivas is a victim of statutory rape,
so should he be forced to pay child support?

5 comments:

  1. Interesting but unclear how the rape figured into this whole scenario???

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    1. The case does pose ethical, legal and moral questions. The legal basis of the case is the charge of "Statutory Rape" which is having sex with an underage person. The child's mother was convicted of criminal Statutory Rape of the father who was only 14 years old at the time.

      Under civil law, the father must pay child support even though he was the victim...an unfair result.

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  2. Wow, a father at 14. That's shocking.

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