A child may be accused of corruption by an adult in several scenarios. The severity of the offense usually necessitates the addition of this charge. Protect your rights and improve your chances of having charges dropped or reduced by hiring a skilled Pennsylvania criminal defense attorney at Lento Law Firm.
To what extent may minors be corrupted?
Pennsylvania PCS 6301 makes it a crime for anybody over the age of 18 to corrupt the morals of a juvenile under the age of 18. Suppose an adult in Pennsylvania assists, abets, induces, or encourages a youngster to commit a crime, violates parole, disobeys a court order, or skips school. In that case, they will be guilty of a first-degree misdemeanor.
Third-degree felonies can also be committed by engaging in specific sexual activities with a child.
Prosecutors sometimes file many counts at once because there are so many ways in which even minor accusations might be compromised.
VARIATIONS ON SMALL-FINE CORRUPTION
The corruption of a minor can occur through a variety of means. An adult may be found guilty of a crime if they engage in any of the following behaviors:
- Coercing a Juvenile Into Misconduct
- Attempting to Persuade a Minor to Break Parole
- Persuading a minor to disobey a legal mandate
- Inducing Sexual Activity in a Minor
- Inciting a Juvenile to Be Absent from School
- The adult may face further, more serious charges as a result of this incident.
WHAT CHARACTERISTICS MAKE UP A CORRUPTION OF A LOW-LEVEL CRIME?
The prosecution has the burden of proving each element of corruption of a minor offense beyond a reasonable doubt.
These are the elements the prosecution must establish:
- The accused attempted to influence a minor’s moral development; AND
- The defendant incited the juvenile to commit a crime by abetment, assistance, encouragement, or enticement; OR
- The defendant incited the kid to disobey a court order or parole condition, OR The defendant incited the minor to skip school; OR
- The defendant induced the minor to engage in sexually criminal conduct.
- The minor’s guilt in any criminal act, probation violation, truancy, or sexual conduct is irrelevant to the defendant’s guilt.
HOW SEVERE ARE THE CONSEQUENCES OF CORRUPTION IN PAYMENT FOR A FELONY CRIME?
Corrupting a minor is a serious crime with serious consequences.
Convincing a youngster to skip school carries a maximum sentence of 90 days.
You might spend up to five years behind bars and pay a fine of $1,500 to $10,000 if you are found guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
