Teen Insists It’s His Choice To Be With 30-Year-Old. Dr. Phil Says, ‘You Can’t Make That Decision’

In October 2012, 30-year-old Melissa Dilan-Hernandez was arrested and charged with unlawful sexual activity with a minor. The charges stemmed from her association with 17-year-old T.J. with whom she conceived a child. Despite facing a steep prison sentence if convicted of the charges against her, in this clip from Dr. Phil season 11, Melissa claims she and T.J. couldn’t help falling in love and says she believes that what she did was not a crime. T.J. insists it’s his choice to be with Melissa, but In this clip from season 11, Dr. Phil says, “You can’t make that decision, because you see – under the law – children do not have the capacity for informed consent.” Dr. Phil tells compelling stories about real people. The Dr. Phil Show is an American daytime talk show and TV series with host and personality Dr. Phil McGraw, who offers advice from his experience as a psychologist. The show provides the most comprehensive forum on mental health issues in the history of television. For over a decade, Dr. McGraw has used the show s platform to make psychology accessible to the general public by addressing important personal and social issues. Here on the Dr. Phil YouTube channel, you will find the best moments, highlights, and segments from the TV show. We upload new videos every day, so make sure you subscribe and ring the bell for all notifications, so you don t miss a single one. Full episodes of the Dr. Phil Show premiere every weekday on CBS, with a new season premiering every fall in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. Each full episode contains an interview or multiple interviews with doctors, teens, families, parents, kids, and more. The executive producers are Phil McGraw and showrunner Oprah Winfrey of OWN. Dr. Phil is the top-rated daytime talk show attracting millions of viewers every day alongside other talk shows, including The Ellen Show with Ellen DeGeneres, The Dr. Oz Show, The Kelly Clarkson Show, and The Steve Wilkos Show. Dr. Phil makes regular appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and The Late Late Show with James Corden. Dr. Phil has also done crossovers with 90 Day Fiancé and Inside Edition. Do you want to be on the show? https://bit.ly/BeOnDrPhilShow https://www.drphil.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drphilshow Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/drphil Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drphil TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drphil #DrPhil #PhilMcGraw #DrPhilShow