Teacher Accused of Statutory Rape and Other Offenses

[AGDee]

The way I read the article was that perhaps some of the boys were at the age of consent. The quote about this happening more often is ridiculous to me though. It happened before, people just weren't caught or it wasn't publicized.

It is hard for me to talk about much, but I have a dear friend who was falsely accused and convicted of this type of crime. She is spending four years in prison and it has ruined her life. She was tried by the media and on bulletin boards before she went to trial.

I bring up that point only because it's important to hold true to "innocent until proven guilty." We tend not to do that, especially in these kinds of cases.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by AGDee

The way I read the article was that perhaps some of the boys were at the age of consent.

Well, unless the article is crappy journalism, it said "minors...depending on their age." You can't preface it with "minors" and then say they were at the age of informed consent. Wouldn't that make them no longer minors accordingly to that state's laws?

[lovespink88]

Originally Posted by AGDee

It is hard for me to talk about much, but I have a dear friend who was falsely accused and convicted of this type of crime. She is spending four years in prison and it has ruined her life. She was tried by the media and on bulletin boards before she went to trial.

I bring up that point only because it's important to hold true to "innocent until proven guilty." We tend not to do that, especially in these kinds of cases.

Thank you for this. My parents' friends have a daughter who went through something extremely similar.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by lovespink88

Thank you for this. My parents' friends have a daughter who went through something extremely similar.

Yes...yes...there is also a Lifetime movie about that.

It is not uncommon for the public to form an opinion which I don't see many people having a problem with for cases like Sandusky at Penn State.