We also, as a society, have to educate the media about their double standard on these child sexual abuse cases. I remembered posting not long ago about this and looked back. Sure enough, I posted this on 12/25/09:
"A former La Quinta Middle School administrator was arrested Wednesday and accused of having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old boy who was a student at the school, Riverside County sheriff's officials said Thursday."
and
".......there was no indication force was used, and the boy appeared to have been a willing participant in the acts."
A 14 year old child cannot consent to having a "sexual relationship". When is the media going to learn this? When is society going to say ENOUGH!! If the perp was a man would that phrase be used? The appropriate word is rape. It is what it is.
On checking back on the case, I came upon this:
ttp://www.riversidesheriff.org/press/2009-0101-1224-ind.htm
Notice that even the Sheriff's Office uses the phrase, ".......possibly having an illicit sexual relationship with a 14-year-old male juvenile..."
If we don't change the language we'll never recognize the crime for what it is--child rape.
"A former La Quinta Middle School administrator was arrested Wednesday and accused of having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old boy who was a student at the school, Riverside County sheriff's officials said Thursday."
and
".......there was no indication force was used, and the boy appeared to have been a willing participant in the acts."
A 14 year old child cannot consent to having a "sexual relationship". When is the media going to learn this? When is society going to say ENOUGH!! If the perp was a man would that phrase be used? The appropriate word is rape. It is what it is.
On checking back on the case, I came upon this:
ttp://www.riversidesheriff.org/press/2009-0101-1224-ind.htm
Notice that even the Sheriff's Office uses the phrase, ".......possibly having an illicit sexual relationship with a 14-year-old male juvenile..."
If we don't change the language we'll never recognize the crime for what it is--child rape.