You should be worried. You could be charged with interference with custody and/or other offenses since a 16 year old is not considered an adult.

Was your friend arrested before he gave a statement? Did your friend come down to the police department to speak to the Det.? If your friend was...

He will definitely get in trouble. It is a bad idea.

Yes they can. The case was only placed on the dead docket for you to complete diversion. If you don’t complete it, they can reactivate the case and...

Did you hire a lawyer when you were first arrested or were you waiting until you received a court date?

Bad idea. You will end up in jail.

Can you safely change your story? No. Can you hire a lawyer to help you try to fix your mess? Yes. This isn’t a wrong place/wrong time case...

What happens? You get arrested. Then if you’re smart, you hire a lawyer.

No you can’t. That’s very illegal. The age of consent is 16.

Any issue preserved during the trial or raised during the motion for new trial can be raised on direct appeal.