However, as the father of three boys, I would consider it very, very serious if when one of them is 13 that a woman in a position of power was sexually using one of them.

It isn't like such an experience is good for the development of a child.

The problem here is that we don't take these kinds of situations seriously enough, not that we take the older male/younger female stories too seriously.

This is abuse regardless of the gender mix.

Well, if she�s a �sex addict,� you�d think she�d be covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act and this prosecution would constitute harrassment. It seems a shame to punish her for a medical condition like that.

I seem to recall using the line somewhere to that as regards to Bill Clinton.

And as a practical matter, it seems a little strange to me that the courts should be regarding this fourteen year old as a victim, insofar as I doubt the average fourteen year old would consider himself so in a situation wshere a fairly decent -looking 20 something finds him interesting.
(Of course I'm aware there are other considerations in play here, but bear with me a moment.)

Logically, based on that idea, one could easily aver that this kind of thing happens far more frequently than we are aware of, since the victims tend not to report the crimes.

Hmmm?

Our second winner for today is Pamela Rogers, a former teacher in Tennessee. She gets the award for the following....

In my view, it's sick behavior no matter what gender is the master and what gender is the slave. Adult coaches are supposed to see right from wrong.

And yes, I was tantalized by the headline. It sucked me in too.

A girl that screws a teacher is the innocent victim of a vicious sexual predator.

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A former teacher who has already served jail time for having sex with a 13-year-old student was sent...