Doing research: If a 15 year old girl is pregnant and gets an abortion, and the father is 19...?

[lawmomof3]

Only if the aborted fetus was DNA tested and/or there was other evidence to support a guilty verdict.

If the presumed father committed the offense of statutory rape, the easiest and most efficient way to secure a conviction is obviously to wait until the baby is born and then do a DNA check to verify paternity.

But a pregnancy is not required to secure a conviction for statutory rape. If the parents had text messages, Facebook messages, notes, emails, etc. confirming that the two of them had sex, he is very vulnerable to being arrested and convicted.

Additionally, parents NEVER have the authority to "press charges." Parents (or anyone else with the information) can report the crime. The police will investigate and decide whether or not to arrest. And the prosecutor makes the determination over whether or not to file charges. The parents wishes are completely and utterly irrelevant.