'I am deeply sorry' says teacher spared jail despite sexual relationship with student

[Mistame]

No country that I know of allows prostitution of people below 18 years old regardless of their age of consent.

I wasn't referring to under-age prostitution.

As evidenced by the Wiki page Mormolyce linked that disagrees with your assertion entirely. Or the US one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ages_o..._United_States

If you're reading it in a way to deduce that an age of consent of 16 means that a 30 year-old can legally sleep with a 16 year-old, you're reading it wrong.

[The One Percent]

How did I know it was going to be a women before opening the thread?

Hmmmm could it be the "being spared jail" part?

[Mehrunes]

I wasn't referring to under-age prostitution.

What exactly did you refer to then by "for-cash ass"?

If you're reading it in a way to deduce that an age of consent of 16 means that a 30 year-old can legally sleep with a 16 year-old, you're reading it wrong.

Totally. Do enlighten me then, oh great master of literacy, what does an "exception" mean in context of age of consent then. Or hell, start with "age of consent".

And explain this here example of New Hampshire, since it has age of consent set at 16 and an R&J exception:

"The age of consent in New Hampshire is 16. But a close-in-age exception exists where a person may "engage in sexual penetration" with a person older than 13 but younger than 16 but only if their age difference is three years or less."

If the R&J exception lowers the general rule of 16 being the age of consent to 13-15 when the partner is less than 3 years older than the person below 16, who is the general rule of 16 aimed at and where are its limits specified for this rule to exclude 30 years old as you claim? And with how old people can a 30 old have sex then? If you say 18, then do explain what's the point of some states having 18 as age of consent that's supposedly aimed at teenagers? Humor me.

And to make you understand the nature of your reading proficiency here, another exception from New Hampshire:

"However, if the partner is acting "in loco parentis", e.g. as a teacher or a guardian, the minimum age is 18."

Hmm, if only teachers, guardians and the like can't have sex with someone below 18, what is the allowed age of the other partner for literally everyone else? Hmmmmmm. If only there was something that specified the age of when someone can consent to sex... Alas, we'll never know. But I suggest that when society develops enough to create such a concept, it should be called something like age of consent.

[Mormolyce]

Certainly not something you'd want to risk, at least. As absurd as some of the laws are and as inconsistent as they're enforced, it'd be my luck I'd get charged for getting some for-cash ass while overseas.

Please note that my posts do not constitute legal advice :P

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I wouldn't call "teacher goes to jail for statutory rape then marries student later" an good example, by itself, of the students not being harmed by the encounter. There are countless stories of people who are raped and then end up falling into a twisted form of love with their rapist and marrying them.

I'm not saying that every student who becomes sexually involved with their teacher is, by effect, harmed from the experience. But it's safe to say that, yes, many are negatively effected by it even if it's only on a very deep psychological level that you don't see at face value.

Well how about this - 14 year old. Legal in Italy, for example. Are they being psychologically abused in Italy? Or just the US?

[Deleted]

12-15, 15 is legal where I live.

highly doubt its legal if its a teacher in buisiness hours :P

[Deleted]

What's the age of consent in Ottawa?

If the student was of legal age I can see maybe not sending her to prison. If the child was underage lock her up and throw away the key.

She needs to be barred from teaching regardless.

[Gorsameth]

What's the age of consent in Ottawa?

If the student was of legal age I can see maybe not sending her to prison. If the child was underage lock her up and throw away the key.

She needs to be barred from teaching regardless.

She is barred. Registered sex offender closes a lot of doors.

[Ealyssa]

And your point is?

That statutory rape is a pretty stupid concept for teenagers ?

Should she be fired and face consequences ? Sure, a teacher shouldn't engagne in a relationship with a minor student.
Should she be put in jail ? Nope, that's stupid if it wasn't an actual real rape. NOT when both parties are consenting.

Let's stop pretending teenagers are fragile flowers, they aren't.

[Techno-Druid]

Whats the difference between 14 and 15?

What's the difference between 15 and 16?

[Crayola Memes]

I really hate the double standard of statutory rape being okay with some people if the perp is a woman. It also sucks that even if I try, I have a much harder time getting angry about a woman being with an underage male than the other way around.

[Deleted]

That statutory rape is a pretty stupid concept for teenagers ?

Should she be fired and face consequences ? Sure, a teacher shouldn't engagne in a relationship with a minor student.
Should she be put in jail ? Nope, that's stupid if it wasn't an actual real rape. NOT when both parties are consenting.

Let's stop pretending teenagers are fragile flowers, they aren't.

What about 8 year olds or 10 year olds? You need to draw a line somewhere. That's what the age of consent is. Also why it changes from county to country. Just a social standard held by different cultures. It's arbitrary but it needs to exist in some form.

[Strawberry]

Look at all the closet women haters come out when anonymous XD

[Techno-Druid]

What about 8 year olds or 10 year olds? You need to draw a line somewhere.

Is a 10 year old a teenager?

[Independent voter]

Here's a picture of the perp, aka perpetrator.

Yes there's a double standard, everyone knows it.

[Ealyssa]

What about 8 year olds or 10 year olds? You need to draw a line somewhere.

You actualy don't. Swiss law is pretty smart with this by giving a 2 years gap under 16.

a 14 with a 16 is legal for exemple. And past 16 you're free to make your own choice. Teacher aren't allowed to pursue relationship with minor teenagers. And will be fired if they do. But won't face jail time if the minor was freely consenting.

[tikcol]

What's wrong with a little boy banging a woman..? Get out of here..

[Deleted]

Is a 10 year old a teenager?

My point is where do you draw line. Not just teenagers.

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You actualy don't. Swiss law is pretty smart with this by giving ages gap where it's "legal".

a 14 with a 16 is legal for exemple.

Actually a few good approach

[Techno-Druid]

My point is where do you draw line. Not just teenagers.

I assume with someone who isn't a teenager. Honestly though 16 is a pretty good age to keep age of consent, with Romeo and Juliet Clauses.

[Segus1992]

Ya the fact that people don’t have a fully developed brain till 20+ disproves the whole knew what they were doing thing, kids/teens are stupid there are reasons why there are laws restricting what they can do.

Brains develop until 25. That's why America doesn't allow people under 25 to have sex, join the military, own guns, drink (which, according to America, requires the most developed brains somehow).

Oh, wait.

Age of consent is completely arbitrary. Obviously the best way to do it would be case-by-case, but that's not going to go over well, so an arbitrary number (15-18 generally) is set to blanket sweep punishments.

[Varitok]

How did I know it was going to be a women before opening the thread?

Not that hard. If it said jailed teacher, it was most assuredly a man.

The double standards in these cases are baffling.