The age of consent in Illinois is 17. What this means in Illinois? Is that as soon as someone turns 17, they can legally consent to sex with...

The good news is that your boyfriend is not committing any crimes by having sex with you or by living with you. You are 18. You are old enough to...

Yes, but... If you want her out of the house, are you prepared to have her homeless on the street? What if she has a child? I ask this because...

Tell this to your dad's lawyer, and do NOT discuss the case with the victim or any other witness. If you are seen in any way as interfering, the...

I'm so sorry you're dealing with something so serious and traumatic. I'm sure that worrying about being charged with a serious crime makes it even...

I think the answer is going to be that it really depends on what the sex offense was and what some of the others were. Those could certainly affect...

Under Illinois law, if someone gets an order of protection against you that says you can't go near them or their home, it doesn't matter if they...

Definitely a scam. But to answer your other question, finding out someone is underage after the conversation when you thought they were an adult...

I don't know the judge, the details of the case, or your son, so it is impossible to predict what the sentence will be. Unfortunately, violating...

If he is on probation or parole (now called "mandatory supervised release"), he needs to check the conditions of his probation/parole to make sure...