Senior charged for statutory rape of her freshmen girlfriend.

[SV Fan]

No it isn't, it protects young inexperienced people getting in over their heads and puts a warning barrier up for predators.

Personally I believe there should be something like a 5 year rule that basically makes stuff like this a slap on the wrist(not sure about the laws in Florida).

All that being said making this political, I hope the Tea Party complains about "Big Government" in this case(because we know how they selectively hate big government). lol

 

[Kelly]

There is not that much difference between 18 and 14 for all. For some yes. If that was the case they would not all be in the same school

According to the law there is a hell of a difference.

 

[Kelly]

To those asking why the relationship wasn't stopped when they were both underage....

the article says:

The two had a consenting relationship that began soon after Kaitlyn Hunt turned 18, and Hunt Smith said she assumed the younger girl's parents knew that.

Whatever the motives are of the parents....they are well within their legal rights as parents to stop the relationship, and the law states that it is very much "against" the law.

Once they are 18 and 22 and they still want to be together....cool, more power to them.

 

[JP]

Wasn't Miley Cyrus publicly dating some 20 year old guy when she was 16? No one batted an eyelash.

 

[Morg]

So how many years should this girl get? 1, 5, 10, 50?

heard she would had gotten none but refuse to take the plea deal with 2 years home arrest

 

[Tanin]

heard she would had gotten none but refuse to take the plea deal with 2 years home arrest

I dunno... 2 years for kissing in the bathroom sounds harsh.... Unless they have proof of full on sex

 

[Kelly]

Wasn't Miley Cyrus publicly dating some 20 year old guy when she was 16? No one batted an eyelash.

I think plenty of people thought it was wrong, but if her father and mother were fine with it ( I don't believe her mother was all for it, but dad was ok) well, then that makes it a different story than this one. This for many was the tipping point as far as her young fans were concerned, and very well could have been the catalyst that hurt her career to the point of where it is now. She certainly made some pretty bad decisions afterwards as well. But, who knows how serious this relationship was, the only proof were sleaze and celebrity sites on the internet.

Doesn't change the fact that these parents are well within their right to do what they did. You can disagree with it, that's fine, but doesn't change the fact that they can and apparently will require that this 18 year old stay away from their daughter. Once the daughter is of age, she can make up her own mind.

IMO, doesn't have anything to do with it being same sex, or not, the age difference is something that needs to be addressed, the parents have the right to address it, and they are.

 

[Tanin]

I dunno about other states but in California the parents have nothing to do with it. My brother was arrested for 18 / 17 when they were 2 months apart because the DA wanted to even though her parents were okay with it.

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

I think 18 to about 16 is okay, but 18 to 14 is pretty skeevy. At 14 you've barely entered puberty. I don't think it warrants jail time or being labelled a sex-offender, but I do think it's wrong. If you had a 14 year old daughter you would probably be pissed if you found out they had an 18 year old lover, regardless of the lover's gender or orientation.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Personally I believe there should be something like a 5 year rule that basically makes stuff like this a slap on the wrist(not sure about the laws in Florida).

Once you start some sort of five year rule you open the door to the genuine predators out there, they don't become predators when they get past a certain age, there are 18 year old predators, hell it would be license to rape for frat boys.

 

[Schlosser85]

The problem to me is I think there's a big difference between an 18 and 16 year old dating, but the law treats it the same as a 50 year old and a 14 year old.

Hell, 18 year old boys have been charged with statutory rape and labelled as sex offenders for being like 2 months older than their girlfriend.

That's just not right, IMO.

 

[Hunter Rider]

The problem to me is I think there's a big difference between an 18 and 16 year old dating, but the law treats it the same as a 50 year old and a 14 year old.

Hell, 18 year old boys have been charged with statutory rape and labelled as sex offenders for being like 2 months older than their girlfriend.

That's just not right, IMO.

The thing is if you start putting loopholes in the law it becomes dangerous, it's pretty simple to me, don't have sex with someone who is legally under age, and if you get busted with only 2 months to go to the girls 18th Birthday then you would pretty much be a fool IMO.

 

[terry78]

Hell I don't know what a 17 year old would have in common with a 14 year old aside from the possibility of sex.

Never mind I just negated my own comment.

 

[Nell2ThaIzzay]

I think it's pretty naive to say that homophobia plays no part in this.

The parents certainly are within their rights to pursue this, but it is so clearly blatant - with statements indicating as much from the parents themselves - that this is a plot to attack the gay girl more than anything.

The only loophole in this case is the loophole the parents are using to attack a lesbian girl.

It's just within their rights to do because the lesbian in question did break the law.

 

[Kelly]

I think it's pretty naive to say that homophobia plays no part in this.

The parents certainly are within their rights to pursue this, but it is so clearly blatant - with statements indicating as much from the parents themselves - that this is a plot to attack the gay girl more than anything.

The only loophole in this case is the loophole the parents are using to attack a lesbian girl.

It's just within their rights to do because the lesbian in question did break the law.

You are probably right...but I don't think this is a battle that the movement needs to get into. When choosing battles to further your cause you choose wisely, this would not be a wise move.

 

[Nell2ThaIzzay]

You are probably right...but I don't think this is a battle that the movement needs to get into. When choosing battles to further your cause you choose wisely, this would not be a wise move.

I probably agree with that, for the simple fact that gay or not, a law was broken, and an 18 year old was engaging in a sexual relationship with a minor.

My feelings about the law aside, it is law, it was broken. Fueled by homophobia or not, it is legitimately illegal what happened.

 

[SuperT]

Hell I don't know what a 17 year old would have in common with a 14 year old aside from the possibility of sex.

High school kids have a ton of things in common no matter what their age is. I had a ton of friends when I was a freshmen that dated seniors and then when I was a senior I had a ton of friends that were dating freshmen, it was honestly no big deal in high school.

There really is little difference in maturity level when you're in the high school age range honestly.

 

[Kelly]

High school kids have a ton of things in common no matter what their age is. I had a ton of friends when I was a freshmen that dated seniors and then when I was a senior I had a ton of friends that were dating freshmen, it was honestly no big deal in high school.

There really is little difference in maturity level when you're in the high school age range honestly.

I've taught in High School for 21 years, 7 years ago, the 9th grade classes were separated from the main campus. Grades went up, attendance went up, and discipline went down, and oddly enough pregnancies went down drastically the 3rd year this was done.

I'm sorry, but in my experience, Freshmen (14 year old girls) should not be going out with Senior (17-18 year old boys). SOMETIMES, it works, but more often than not...the girl ends up getting the negative part of the deal.

 

[Synekal]

I didn't mention anything about sleazy. I said controversial. As in, I've been seeing this posted around as a homophobic attack against homosexuals.

Which it is, because the agenda is clear.

But it's also an 18 year old girl having sexual relations with a 14 year old girl. Nobody cries foul against society when we go after an 18 year old guy with a 14 year old girl.

The general circumstance of an 18 year old with a 14 year old is an entirely different subject matter that I have my own opinions on, but I didn't address that subject.

When someone doesn't like a person from another so-called race they are racist. When men feel they are superior to women and purposely try to exclude them or vice versa it's sexist. So why is it when people don't agree with homosexuality it's homophobic? They aren't afraid of homosexuals. Shouldn't the correct term be homosexualist or gaycist?

 

[GRangerPrimeNYC]

Honestly, I really think the whole age of consent thing gets blown out of proportion when the people involved aren't that far apart in age.

This I agree with.

Does the punishment of being labeled a sexual offender for the rest of her life fit the crime of continuing a sexual relationship with her 14 year old girlfriend after she turned 18, when the relationship had been ongoing before she turned 18?

No. It does not. This girl is not a sexual offender.

That's the problem with statutory rape laws, because now in the eyes of the law, she is the equal of a 50 year old who would have sex with a 15 year old, which is what the law is in place to prevent. A case where an adult is clearly taking advantage of a minor. That is not what was happening in this case.

Agreed. Being labelled a sex offender follows someone around for the rest of their life. It's not something that should be tossed around frivolously the way it is.

A sex offender is someone who preys on others, who's intent is to do harm for their own gratification, those people are scum and should be dealt with accordingly. But two teenagers? C'mon, it's not like anyone was forced to do anything they didn't want to do, they were two teens who hooked up, that's what people do. They're 4 years apart - big ****in' deal. 18 is an arbitrary number, you don't suddenly wake up on your eighteenth birthday (or 16 as it is down here) and become an adult. Do people forget that a 150 years ago 13 year old girls were being married off to 40 year old men?

I can't agree with Matt at all. I disagree 100 percent with you sir. 18 and 14 is not that big a deal.

There is not that much difference between 18 and 14 for all. For some yes. If that was the case they would not all be in the same school

It's a stupid law.

The problem to me is I think there's a big difference between an 18 and 16 year old dating, but the law treats it the same as a 50 year old and a 14 year old.

Hell, 18 year old boys have been charged with statutory rape and labelled as sex offenders for being like 2 months older than their girlfriend.

That's just not right, IMO.

High school kids have a ton of things in common no matter what their age is. I had a ton of friends when I was a freshmen that dated seniors and then when I was a senior I had a ton of friends that were dating freshmen, it was honestly no big deal in high school.

There really is little difference in maturity level when you're in the high school age range honestly.

Agreed

I think it depends on what this society/country can tolerate.

Tired of people getting all worked up about this **** when it involves sex.