Arizona Forcing A Male Statutory Rape Victim To Pay Child Support

A 24-year-old man who impregnated a 20-year-old woman when he was 14 is being forced by the state of Arizona to pay $15,000 in back child support and medical bills, in addition to 10% interest — even though he was the victim of statutory rape and never even knew he had a child until two years ago, azcentral.com reports.

 

Although he had sex with the woman willingly and never pressed charges, Nick Olivas was technically a rape victim because under Arizona law a child younger than 15 cannot give sexual consent. But Arizona’s Department of Economic Security has a policy holding men in Olivas’ situation responsible for paying child support as long as the parent seeking it hasn’t been found guilty of sexual assault.

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