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Justin Bieber's accuser to face statutory rape charges in baby lawsuit?

By April MacIntyre Nov 2, 2011, 16:41 GMT

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One legal analyst is speculating that if proven true by a paternity test, the baby daddy allegations may have Justin Bieber's accuser facing statutory rape charges.

Mariah Yeater, the woman who filed suit against Bieber, could be opening herself up to a potential statutory-rape case, as California’s age of consent is 18.

The New York Post reports that expert Steve Cron, a California defense lawyer, says this can be a problem for the woman making claims against the pop star: “Under a normal situation, no harm, no foul ... I would think [prosecutors] might let it go. But under these circumstances, the DA’s office has to show they’re not treating women differently, not treating a celebrity differently, [and] they might have to do something.”

A hearing regarding this lawsuit is scheduled for December 15.

Star magazine exclusively reported that a 20-year-old fan had unprotected sex with then 16-year-old Justin Bieber backstage at a Los Angeles concert.  Mariah Yeater, 20, filed court papers on October 31 stating that Bieber is the father of her three-month-old child.

Allegedly, according to Star, a security guard allegedly working for Bieber approached Yeater, asking if she wanted to meet the pop star. She said yes, and the security guard escorted her backstage.

"Immediately, it was obvious that we were mutually attracted to one another, and we began to kiss.” Yeater hand-wrote in her complaint. “Shortly thereafter, Justin Bieber suggested that I go with him to a private place where we could be alone. I agreed to go with him and on the walk to a private area, he told me he wanted to make love to me and this was going to be his first time.”

“We went inside and immediately his personality changed drastically,” claimed Yeater. “He began touching me and repeatedly said he wanted to (expletive) the (expletive) out of me. At the time I asked him to put a condom for protection, but he insisted that he did not want to. In his own words, he said that because it was his first time he wanted to feel everything."

Sworn under the penalty of perjury, Yeater said in court papers: "He was on top of me with my legs around him. At the time I was on top of some type of shelf. The sexual intercourse itself was brief, lasting only approximately 30 seconds."

Bieber's camp are denying the accusations.

Source: http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2011/11/02/la-woman-claims-justin-bieber-is-father-her-baby/?intcmp=trending