Poll: Female babysitter charged for having sex with 14-year old boy.

[FrankatronX]

(Story found here [http://abcnews.go.com/US/connecticut-babysitter-accused-sexually-assaulting-14-year-boy/story?id=14238187] if you wanna read it)

The article is pretty skimpy on the details, but the gist of it is that there's a 20-year old babysitter who was charged with sexual assault of a 14-year old boy she babysat. She allegedly got him drunk before sleeping with him, and legally, that makes it sexual assault (because she intoxicated someone with the purpose of clouding their mental judgement before seducing them). She's facing jail time, but her lawyer says that she needs rehab instead.

The events aren't explained in detail, but honestly, I don't feel like she should be in jail (even though "sex rehab" is a load of bullocks). Part of it is that while 14 is too young to have sex with an adult imo, the age gap between her and the guy is only 6 years or so.

The main reason I don't take this seriously though, and I really don't want to admit it; is that she's an attractive young female as opposed to the stereotypical sex offender. All hate for double standards aside, would you really send this woman to jail for getting a teen drunk and having sex with him?

I honestly don't know whether to have contempt for this girl, or to make a stupid joke about the kid being a hero. What do you guys think?

[HEADING=1] BIG, NOTICEABLE EDIT: [/HEADING]

Another site said they were in a sexual relationship for several months, and his mom was the one who reported her. This almost definitely means that she didn't use the alcohol to force him into sex, and that they were both consenting. Many people would still find this wrong, but a lot of you were confused whether or not the sex was forced. Also worth mentioning is that the relationship started when he was 14 and she was 19, so it's more of a 5 year-ish difference.

Sorry that I didn't have the full story when I made the topic. My bad...

The law is there for a reason.

 

[Eggsnham]

The law is there for a reason.

And the reason is usually stupid.

There's a five year difference. That might sound like a lot, but it's really not all that bad. Maybe the kid was mature for his age, or maybe the girl was really immature, either way, if they were in a relationship, they were consenting and compatible on some level.

Now if somebody was actually raped, as in forced to have sex with someone, then I'd agree with the punishment.

It's always stupid when some man/woman goes to jail/has their future decimated over a simple age difference.

 

[Images]

I bet the kid didn't mind. Hell at 14 I bet he does feel like a big damn hero but 14 is still a couple of years away from where he should be doing the horizontal mambo, especially since she is old enough to spot the difference. She truly is a bit thick and irresponsible. I think in cases like this male or female, it isn't true paedophilia, the other person wants it too and the attraction is based on them having already started the change into adulthood, but you're still being an ass. Hard jail time is pointless but it should go on any permanent checks and she should be banned from working with minors ever again. Even if they're sexually aware minors, you use your brain about the age difference in relation to that issue. She did not.

 

[FrankatronX]

The law is there for a reason.

And the reason is usually stupid.

There's a five year difference. That might sound like a lot, but it's really not all that bad. Maybe the kid was mature for his age, or maybe the girl was really immature, either way, if they were in a relationship, they were consenting and compatible on some level.

Now if somebody was actually raped, as in forced to have sex with someone, then I'd agree with the punishment.

It's always stupid when some man/woman goes to jail/has their future decimated over a simple age difference.

It's about being professional. All the "what if"'s and "maybe"'s you can think of won't change the fact that the relationship was a breach of trust and ethics.

 

[UsinmyAwesomeness]

Go directly to jail[footnote]After the trial, of course[/footnote]. Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200. Bonus of sex offender registry from community chest.

This is what a fourteen year old boy looks like (Not the one from this case, from another):
http://wwwimage.cbsnews.com/images/2009/06/11/image5082228x.jpg

Do you honestly think 20 year olds of any sex should be fucking that?

Where did you get that photo, I want to read the story behind it

 

[Sigma Castell]

Its kinda fucked up how many people are saying she should just get a fine, or there's nothing wrong with it at all. Statutory rape is statutory rape, whether the offender is an attractive women or not. It doesn't matter whether it was the boys choice or not, she's still 20 years old and hes only 14. If the genders were reversed people would be screaming rape and the jail bar would be much higher.

 

[Calibanbutcher]

Seriously, this thread has been dead for more than 2 years.
Was there really a good cause to bring it back from the dead?

 

[Relish in Chaos]

First of all, why does a 14-year-old need to be babysat? Does he have mental issues? Secondly, why are we even questioning this? She intoxicated an underage boy whom she was put in responsibility of before seducing him, and no matter how much that might fit that boy?s fantasy, it?s still illegal and she should go to jail for it. Thirdly, shouldn?t she know better? Why can?t she find someone her own age, for Pete?s sake?

Seriously, if the genders were reversed (or if the babysitter was an ugly fifty-year-old, or if the boy was gay), you?d be baying for the babysitter?s blood and calling them a ?paedophile?. This is why I don?t like this society; double standards everywhere, claiming to want equal rights for women, yet giving her leniency solely based on the genders and attractiveness of the individuals in question.

This isn?t about our society being prudish over the subject of sex. This is about an adult taking an advantage of a minor who is, by law, unable to give informed consent. Therefore, it?s statutory rape.

A 14 year old girl confronted with the idea of sex? Usually not gonna go for it.

You clearly don't know a thing about teenage girls, then.

 

[Darken12]

I vote for whatever legal procedure is indicated for these cases in the jurisdiction where the crime took place. If the law states that she should be jailed, that's what it should happen. If the law states that she's to do community service, that is fine too.

I would like for the law to operate in this case as it would if the genders were reversed. Nothing more and nothing less.