Can an adult be tried for a crime they committed as a child?

Yes, with two caveats: * Most crimes have statutes of limitations, meaning that if charges are not brought within a certain period of time, they may never be brought. read more

Generally, no. Firstly, there is a statute of limitations on most crimes. If a crime was committed as a ‘small child’ and the perpetrator is now ‘an adult’, then figure that at least a decade has passed. read more

All you can really do is gather evidence to dispute it. If you can show that an allegation was made shortly after this dispute that will be helpful. If you can gather evidence that they have said this then that will be incredibly helpful. read more