Old Enough to Vote, Old Enough for Sex
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There is a case currently being tried in an Alabama court that raises some interesting questions about a law that may be found in other states as well. It seems that a female teacher in a high school is currently being prosecuted for engaging in sex with a student from a different high school. The teacher, who is age 27 has admitted to having sexual intercourse and oral sex with a student aged 18 who attends a different high school.
Now the legal age of consent in Alabama is age 16, however, there is an Alabama law that states that a school employee may not have sexual relations with a student under the age of 19. On one hand, this law makes sense if the school employee and the student are both in attendance or employment at the same school because there may be a power differential. But in the present case, it seems that the initial purpose of this law does not meet its purpose since it is unlikely that any power differential exists.
The attorney for the teacher has filed motions to dismiss the case. First, he stated that the teacher-student law was too vague and non-specific to be enforceable; and secondly, that the 18-year-old student was old enough to vote and to be sent off to war, and the age of consent in Alabama was age 16. The judge dismissed both motions. Since there was no real challenge to the facts in the case it moved fairly quickly to the closing statements of both attorneys. These were canceled at the present time due to pending dangerous weather approaching the city at the time.
The closing statements of both cases were to be held at the time of this writing so I thought it would be interesting to have the intellectual input from my friends here at MMA. I will follow up with the decision of the jury and the judge in this case in the comment section after those who wish to do so weigh in on this situation.
Not that it really matters, but both the teacher and the student (who is somewhat of a basketball star) are both Caucasian and fairly attractive young people who have known each other for a fairly long period of time. The only evidence presented in the case were the statements given to the police. Neither testified at the trial.
So, my friends, what say you?
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Lucky student!!! 😁
So, the jury found the teacher innocent of the charges. According to the jury foreman the state did not prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt.
Good!
Well, I must say I am a bit surprised at the mellow response of my MMA brethren. If she were not a school employee, then there is not problem; or if he were not a student there is not a problem. The fact that are not connected in any manner other than the school system the state should state out of it…
Why are you surprised Bill? Everyone agrees with you.
I had thought that given the backwards nature of Alabama that they would have strung the teacher up.
Well, I must say I am a bit surprised at the mellow response of my MMA brethren. If she were not a school employee, then there is not problem; or if he were not a student there is not a problem. The fact that are not connected in any manner other than the school system the state should state out of it.
Nah mang, I don’t think I could have the sexy times with any of my young charges. Just seems hella skeevey to me. Even when I did my stint at juvenile hall when some of the boys and a couple of the girls were doing their level best to try getting in my head with their nasty selves in my early teaching days no way even if I was horny af would I do that. There is a level of, I dunno what you would call it oh yeah I do know… being a fucking adult in the scenario… you don’t do that with kids you are supposed to be in charge of. This one is different though since she isn’t in charge of him and is going to a whole other school and the age of consent deal.
Gawd, I miss the ’70s. Everybody fucked everybody and nobody gave a shit.
LOL! I remember those days vividly. Gawd did I get into a lot of trouble.
Perhaps I should have gone to high school in Alabama. My relationships with female teachers and students were somewhat different.
Ha! So were mine. Drastically so.