IAG
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High school senior school girl...cheerleader, choir, won "school spirit" award, has relationship with one of her basketball teammates (also a girl.) Here's the problem...senior is 18 years old, her lover is 14.
Basketball coach tells the parents of the 14 year old. They go to the police. Senior is arrested and now facing 30 years in jail for statuatory rape. Her position is that she didn't know she was doing anything wrong..they both go to the same school etc etc.
She believes she is being singled out because of anti -gay sentiment in the community. The gays have taken up her cause claiming discrimination. I think an 18 year old male dating a 14 year old girl would have received the same treatment.
She declined a plea deal initially of some sort, and then got out and broke probation by sending 20,000 texts to her 'lover." I think now she's back in jail looking at 30 years.
Isn't that a little excessive for a high school romance? Do you think she would have been treated any differently if she were a guy? better? worse?
Basketball coach tells the parents of the 14 year old. They go to the police. Senior is arrested and now facing 30 years in jail for statuatory rape. Her position is that she didn't know she was doing anything wrong..they both go to the same school etc etc.
She believes she is being singled out because of anti -gay sentiment in the community. The gays have taken up her cause claiming discrimination. I think an 18 year old male dating a 14 year old girl would have received the same treatment.
She declined a plea deal initially of some sort, and then got out and broke probation by sending 20,000 texts to her 'lover." I think now she's back in jail looking at 30 years.
Isn't that a little excessive for a high school romance? Do you think she would have been treated any differently if she were a guy? better? worse?