MOUNT PLEASANT - He could be locked up for love. A Mount Pleasant teenager is looking at 120 years behind bars for having sex with his girlfriend. The reason? He's 18 and she's 14. Suspect Justin Layman says he was 17 when he started seeing the 14-year-old girl. The mother of the teenage girl got upset and called police, but now she doesn't want the young man to get in trouble. The victim's mother who we'll call “Denise" didn't want to be identified, but she's speaking out hoping the justice system will go easy on Layman. “I want the DA to know that I don’t want Justin’s life ruined. I want everyone to know that I don’t want his life ruined,” Denise said. Denise turned in her 14-year-old daughter’s 18-year-old boyfriend after learning the two repeatedly had sex. Now, Layman is facing 120 years behind bars. “It’s ridiculous. Our laws need to change,” Denise said. Denise is having second thoughts about what she did, saying she never imagined calling police would get Layman in so much trouble. “I think the charges are absolutely ridiculous. He does not deserve to be charged as a felon,” Denise said. “However, he broke the law and he deserves some type of punishment. Probation, but he does not deserve to go to jail.” Do the charges fit the crime? TODAY’S TMJ4’s Ty Milburn met with the Racine County DA to ask is his office coming down too harshly on Layman. The DA stands behind the charges but hinted a plea deal could be in the works. “I think you need to look at how the matter will be resolved before you make a determination as to whether or not it was overcharged,” District Attorney Mike Nieskes said. Meantime, Denise says she plans to "do right" by Layman and is willing to testify for him if this case goes to trial. “There are a lot of kids out there doing this. Unfortunately Justin is being made an example of, for what reason I do not know,” Denise said.