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>> like a lot of teens, zack had big plans -- going to college with a sports scholarship, then joining the military. but five months ago at the start of his senior year, zack's future took a detour when he began exchanging texts with a schoolmate, a 14-year-old freshman girl. did you guys ever interact in person? >> it was mostly on snapchat, but we would say hi to each other in the halls. and then we just kept talking from there. >> how did you eventually get to the point where you had sex? >> she invited me over to her aunt's house after school before a pep rally. she waited outside for me, ...

He kind of like pressures and pressures and pressures until you finally do something. >> okay. >> i do feel for her, you know. she was a freshman. he was a popular senior. she didn't want to upset this popular boy. i mean, these two barely even interacted in person, and then there they were having sex. so, you know, it's not a black-and-white case. but the big question is, does zack deserve to possibly go to prison and be on the sex offender registry for the rest of his life? ickbooks live bookkeeper, i'll categorize expenses, reconcile accounts, and close your books. cool. - yep. know where y...

Someone is considered an adult varies from state to state. right now we're in the state of wisconsin, and we're about to meet a young man who is facing felony criminal charges for having sex with a 14-year-old freshman when he was a 17-year-old senior in high school. >> all right, zack. here we go, man. let's go, zack. there we go. good job. >> this is 18-year-old zack. he's a high school senior and a member of his varsity cheerleading squad in the suburbs of milwaukee. how would kids in school describe you? >> athletic, outgoing, funny. >> would you say that because of your success in cheer, ...

The text messages establish an agreement to do what kids all over the city and all over the county do. zack was charged with sexual assault of a child under 16. but the evidence in this case will show you that there was no assault and that zack did not commit a crime. i respectfully ask for a not guilty verdict in this very serious matter. thank you. >> various witnesses are called to the stand, including the alleged victim's mother. to protect her and her daughter's identity, we're blurring their faces and altering their voices. >> they asked everything i wanted to know. how old he was. how s...

>> may i approach? zack, i've placed up there at the witness stand exhibit number 15. can you flip through the pages to the last page. based on those messages, did you agree to meet [ bleep ] after school? >> yes, i did. >> how did you feel about setting up that meeting? >> i was a little nervous, i guess, because it was our first time hanging outside of school. >> where did you meet? >> at her aunt's house. >> during the time that you were with [ bleep ] that day, were you violent to her? >> no, i was not. >> were you mean to her? >> no, i was not. >> did you force her to do anything? >> no, ...