Giggity

[Gameface]

I thought utah age of consent was 16...

 

[One Brow]

Actually in the case above, that might be exactly the situation. If the victim agreed to it, but is underage, it is still rape.

1) If you are below the age of consent, you can not agree, legally.
2) In Utah, if you are 17 (as this girl was), you can consent with anyone up to ten years older than you
3) There is always a power imbalance in a teacher-student or coach-athlete relationship, which means intimate contact is pretty much always a bad idea.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ages_of_consent_in_North_America#Utah

 

[MoreFeasts]

Ka-ching. I wonder how much this one is going to cost taxpayers.

 

[MoreFeasts]

There was a football player just in the news, got exonerated after spending many years in jail for rape. Turns out the victim wanted to get back together with him and share the cash she got from the school in the settlement.

 

[Gameface]

There was a football player just in the news, got exonerated after spending many years in jail for rape. Turns out the victim wanted to get back together with him and share the cash she got from the school in the settlement.

Just because you want to get back together with a guy doesn't mean he didn't rape you.

 

[MoreFeasts]

I suppose, but my point is that the case demonstrates that some people might be motivated by money to win a settlement from a school for a rape that did not really happen.

 

[One Brow]

Just because you want to get back together with a guy doesn't mean he didn't rape you.

However, being exonerated pretty much means that.

 

[Siro]

I never understood the logic of ruining someone's life for having consensual sex with a 17 year old.

 

[The Black Swordsman]

17 is legal in Arizona

 

[scootsy]

Why is there so much sympathy for this woman who abused her authoritative position? 22yo man and 17yo boy, no sympathy. 22yo man and 17yo girl, no sympathy. 22yo woman and 17yo girl, abundant sympathy.

that's wrong.

 

[Siro]

Why is there so much sympathy for this woman who abused her authoritative position? 22yo man and 17yo boy, no sympathy. 22yo man and 17yo girl, no sympathy. 22yo woman and 17yo girl, abundant sympathy.

that's wrong.

So we must ensure the insanity is applied with consistency.

 

[MoreFeasts]

Here's a link to the football player's story: https://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_16...ated-in-rape-case-signs-with-atlanta-falcons/

It was an interesting segment 60 Minutes if you want to look for it.

I'm not sure if exonerated is exactly the right word, because I think the guy had to sign something limiting his rights in return for getting released, I forget the details. A judge was on camera defending not exonerating him for flimsy reasons.