In the midst of my divorce, evidence came up about my stepson’s sexual assault of his girlfriend. He admitted it to his mother and father. The girlfriend confided in me. What can happen with this information?
What do you mean what can happen with the info? Are you planning to help them cover this up?
Report to police. Seriously, is this something you want on your conscience when he does it again? And he WILL do it again!
You can go to the police and he can go to jail.
With regard to your divorce, it won’t have any effect most likely unless you have concerns about your daughter being around him.
You report it to the police. If you are worried about the call being traced, call RAINN’s 24-hour National Sexual Assault Hotline.
Why the actual fuck were you downvoted? Reddit is the worst, I swear.
Tell the girlfriend if she isn’t the one he already sexually assaulted. You may feel guilty otherwise.
There’s nowhere near enough information in this post to assess your situation. A lawyer would have to ask such questions as: Do you have children with your spouse? How old are they? What’s the custody situation?
Well, stupidly, it came up in court a different way. No one refuted it.
I thought, though, as rape is a capital felony, the state takes it over if it’s been confessed. The ex also told other people who would not be willing to lie on the stand.
The judge could refer what was disclosed to the DA’s office, but it’s unlikely in this case. Unless the girlfriend was involved in court, the judge doesn’t have enough info to refer this for a criminal investigation.
If the girlfriend is a minor, it is up to her and her parents to make a police report. If she is over 18, it is her choice to report or not.
No, we don’t have kids together. She is an adult. This is a very traumatized girl who said ‘I’ve been through worse.’
If there are other children in the home with the stepson, you can (and should) call CPS about it.
It mostly would be up to the girlfriend to proceed.
Unfortunately, it’s probably he said/she said unless there’s something done legally for the rape.
The son confessed to his mom and dad.
The son can just deny he said it. It’s hearsay.
But not to you, so it’s just hearsay.