How long after a rape can someone press charges?
Since you did not mention your state your question can not be answered The statute of limitations run anywhere from 3 years to there is no statute of time. Some states it is 6 years, one state it is 20 years, many states it is 5 years, some are 10 years, some are 15 years However, you have to know that evidence is no longer present, so the authorities have no proof. Witnesses may have moved or be dead, the place where it happened is totally different if it is even still standing. Memories lose somethings. If no doctor report/exam was filed, you lose that piece of beneficial evidence and information. If you were examined by a doctor are the files still available? Did you go to a hospital, did you tell anybody about it and if you did who? Is this person still alive or do you know where he or she is? His attorney will make you look bad on the stand for waiting even 6 months, little lone years. I am not saying don't do it, what I am saying is expect his lawyer to try to make you look like an idiot in front of the jury as that is what he is being paid to do, so it will not be easy. It isn't easy when it goes to court as soon as possible after it happened, but years is hard to get a conviction. And if the suspect has money, then you are just looking for free money (ask the pro sports players about this aspect of the charge) his lawyer will try to convince the jury. Call the police department in the jurisdiction the assault occurred in, if it is 200 miles away you have to file the complaint there, out of state you have to file in that state. Fill out the complaint, a detective will interview you, if he thinks it is a good case, it will be sent to the prosecutor for his or her review, if that office feels there is enough evidence for a warrant after interviewing you and the suspect, one will be issued, and the process begins and it will bring back memories. If you feel you have what it will take to get a warrant and a conviction and if the prosecutor does as well, you will go to trial Do not pay any attention to those two fools that told you that he would have to rape you again, or if it is over 24 hours you have no case. They are the 5th graders that play on this board and no Harvard or Yale or whatever made up school he said he went to would ever teach that. They don't even know what the word rape means because they have not reached puberty yet Good luck
If the crime is murder, then yes.In all 50 states murder is the only crime that has no statute of limitations.In some states sex offenses with minors, crimes of violence, kidnapping, arson, and forgery have no statutes of limitation. In Arizona and California crimes involving public money or public records have no statutes of limitation. While in Colorado, treason has none.
Well, if we get into semantics, if we’re dealing with criminal charges, no one can ‘press charges’ against someone. What you do is file a police report, and the police investigate. If they believe a crime was committed, the STATE charges the perpetrator(s). But private individuals don’t “press charges”. What is normally considered to be “pressing charges” is reporting the crime.Now can people report a crime if they told you they wouldn’t? Well, yeah … duh! Of course they can.
Can someone go to jail, if you don't press charges?
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One can press charges whenever they want. As a practical matter, one always has to worry about the statute of limitations for the crime they're pressing charges on. Typically, statutes of limitations are measured in years, not days. Thus, your question doesn't suggest a statute of limitations issue.Of course, there are disadvantages to waiting. As you note, the best evidence (bruises or other marks) may fade over the course of those few days. But there might be other evidence: eyewitness testimony, security camera footage, hospital records, or... cough cough... admissions made online about "beat[ing] the living shit out of [someone] in his own home."
U.S. Answer- Yes, generally speaking, you can. Nothing in the law prevents you from filing a police report against someone while being subject to custody - Though the jurisdiction of certain crimes, when they occur within a correctional institution of any kind - become federal, as opposed to state, matters.
First, just so it is clear — private citizens do not actually “press charges.”As to your question above, if you are asking whether the legal system (a district attorney, a state’s attorney, a local prosecutor, etc.) can press charges “weeks after” an assault, the answer is yes.They can press charges years after, up until the date that the local statute of limitations finally kicks in, for “assault.”As an example, in my own state, the statute of limitations for a normal “assault” is three years.
Can you press charges against someone if you don't know their name?
I am not a lawyer but from the little knowledge I have I don't think you can since the person's previous name no longer exists and under law,that person under the previous name is as good as dead. Alternatively,You will have to summon the person through a lawyer that is if (lets call him/her 'John Doe') hasn't changed his/her address. Also you will need to show sufficient proof that it was indeed John Doe who did whatever he/she did and that it was before he changed his/her name.If John Doe changed his/her address,then you will have to give the court with sufficient reason that you looked for the person with due diligence and wasn't able to find this person then the duty will be moved to the court to find a suitable solution for you and remedy the wrong done. But I strongly advice you take this matter to a lawyer and seek professional advice
Can i still press charges on someone who molested me years ago?
As far as I know, all 50 states have NO "statute of limitations" regarding sex crimes against minors (I know this is true in California). In other words, charges "can" be pressed... Whether or not local law enforcement will pursue the case, however, is another story. By nature, sex crimes against minors are high-profile cases...on one hand you have the opportunity for an ambitious prosecutor to make a name for him/herself... on the other, you have the potential for a major lawsuit if an innocent person's life is ruined by false molestation charges. In the end, for police to investigate...and for a prosecutor to take the case.. you would likely have to produce some pretty convincing evidence (recordings, pictures, suggestive letters/emails etc.). Or since you told your family and others... if they can give independent confirmation of the abuse (say they knew about it...and not just that you told them about it).. you will improve your chance of a case as well. Good luck...