Hannah Marth was arrested after police learned she had engaged in a sexual relationship with the Northampton Area High School track and field athlete, prosecutors allege.
"Sentencing disparity in teacher/student sex cases"
Yes, this is a coach and not strictly a teacher, but the most robust data comes from teachers (which I would call "close enough").
She's attractive. He's 17. The posts above mine reveal how jurors would feel.
She'll get a slap on the wrist.
Aside: The cases in which female teachers have generally served the longest sentences are when the student is also female. Society is still bent on protecting our little girls more than our boys.
She will get probation and have to register as a sex offender. Her coaching days are over as Safe Sport will ban her.
His throwing career is over. After all the high fives that he is receiving in the locker room and school hallways, his shoulder is permanently injured.
males and females are different. unfortunately, this is one of the only areas of life where people can kind of acknowledge that. well, some people can acknowledge that.
still, should there be different rules for different sets of people? Law should be as objective as possible.
"Sentencing disparity in teacher/student sex cases"
Yes, this is a coach and not strictly a teacher, but the most robust data comes from teachers (which I would call "close enough").
She's attractive. He's 17. The posts above mine reveal how jurors would feel.
She'll get a slap on the wrist.
Aside: The cases in which female teachers have generally served the longest sentences are when the student is also female. Society is still bent on protecting our little girls more than our boys.
Believe me when I say that I understand where you’re coming from, and that positions of authority and consent and all that is important. But I have trouble believing that this boy thinks that he’s traumatized by any of this, he’s probably proud of it. I could be wrong, but this is my best guess based on similar situations I’ve seen. He’s also a javelin thrower, so there’s not a chance that he was physically intimidated by his so-called abuser; she may have had other psychological or school related powers over him, but physically, he could’ve thrown her aside at any time. You may complain that the legal system treats people of different sexes differently but I think honestly in this case it’s a pretty common sense thing. If there’s more to the story, and if he really is traumatized by all of this somehow, he can say so at trial, and the jury can proceed accordingly.
Check back in 10 years when he is unemployed and an alcoholic. He should be thinking about prom and trying to kiss a girl. His development is way out of whack now. He will rush every relationship and likely be accused of date rape.
Gavin Daly (Pete Davidson) testifies about having an inappropriate sexual relationship with his teachers (Ronda Rousey, Cecily Strong) -- happily. [Season 41...
"Sentencing disparity in teacher/student sex cases"
Yes, this is a coach and not strictly a teacher, but the most robust data comes from teachers (which I would call "close enough").
She's attractive. He's 17. The posts above mine reveal how jurors would feel.
She'll get a slap on the wrist.
Aside: The cases in which female teachers have generally served the longest sentences are when the student is also female. Society is still bent on protecting our little girls more than our boys.
Believe me when I say that I understand where you’re coming from, and that positions of authority and consent and all that is important. But I have trouble believing that this boy thinks that he’s traumatized by any of this, he’s probably proud of it. I could be wrong, but this is my best guess based on similar situations I’ve seen. He’s also a javelin thrower, so there’s not a chance that he was physically intimidated by his so-called abuser; she may have had other psychological or school related powers over him, but physically, he could’ve thrown her aside at any time. You may complain that the legal system treats people of different sexes differently but I think honestly in this case it’s a pretty common sense thing. If there’s more to the story, and if he really is traumatized by all of this somehow, he can say so at trial, and the jury can proceed accordingly.
a lot of these people become traumatized because society will tell them they should be traumatized. self fulfilling prophecy kind of stuff.
What I've learned from this thread: Statutory rape is OK provided the victim is a teen male and the abuser is female and attractive. It's not traumatizing unless the victim says it is and even then it's only traumatizing because someone tells the victim he should be traumatized. It's not a crime if the victim cooperates. The sex offender registry shouldn't apply under the above circumstances.
You are correct. Kara Goucher at 25 years old is a victim 10 years after the fact but a minor is not a victim. She didn't realize that she was traumatized because her coach was an authority figure even though she was married but an immature minor absolutely knows that he is not affected.
You are correct. Kara Goucher at 25 years old is a victim 10 years after the fact but a minor is not a victim. She didn't realize that she was traumatized because her coach was an authority figure even though she was married but an immature minor absolutely knows that he is not affected.
