A teacher at my school, accused of statutory rape

[Shran]

here we go with this legality thing, i used the term pedophile, because she is a child legally. correct me if i'm wrong, because i know i can be, but you cannot be tried as an adult in nebraska until you are 18, or if you are close enough and the judge feels that the offense is bad enough to deserve it (probably like murder, or drug sales maybe? not completely sure on that), but legally she is a child. he is around 2.5 times her age, yes it takes two to do something for 4 months, but he was more at fault, IF IT HAPPENED. pretty sure there aren't any laws that consider you a young adult at x years of age. if anything, it'd be 16 when you can drive, in my opinion. i realize opinions are like assholes, and everyone has one, but i said what i said, and i'm not going to take it back. that's backing down, and not defending your word. i consider him to be a sick maniac if he did said acts for 4 months, and would like to see him get up to the maximum sentence as noted in the news articles, if he did it.

i wouldn't say throw her in jail, she technically didn't "break the law" did she? she needs some serious psychological help, but not jail time in my mind.

The interesting thing about this is that less than 100 years ago, and back to the beginning of humanity, this type of thing would have been acceptable. Way back when it was commonplace for ~12 year old girls to be married off.

I would never defend a true rapist, pedophile, or whatever but I think it is time that some things change. It is just too easy to ruin somebody's life with just a few words or an accusation.

 

[Jason]

The interesting thing about this is that less than 100 years ago, and back to the beginning of humanity, this type of thing would have been acceptable. Way back when it was commonplace for ~12 year old girls to be married off.

I would never defend a true rapist, pedophile, or whatever but I think it is time that some things change. It is just too easy to ruin somebody's life with just a few words or an accusation.

100 years ago? Hell, in many states it would not be a crime right now!
http://www.webistry.net/jan/consent.html

 

[Andres629]

I had a myspace once....... and my gf made it for me, she broke up with me and a week later I was in a relationship and gay on there. I stole her dog and held it ransom until I got the password, will never have one again.

Frank

Hahahaha, Frank, that's awesome.

 

[Ozwynn]

100 years ago? Hell, in many states it would not be a crime right now!
http://www.webistry.net/jan/consent.html

so that relationship would have been legal in Colorado, Connecticut, and South Carolina, Hawaii, and Idaho. It looks like they should have waited a year in Oklahoma.......

 

[baxtej44]

i heard she would have been 16 in 2 months, would have been a lesser charge in 2 months if I am not mistaken.

 

[Jason]

i heard she would have been 16 in 2 months, would have been a lesser charge in 2 months if I am not mistaken.

Actually, it would not have been a crime at all.