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In reply to the discussion: Hudson Falls teen pleads guilty in statutory rape case [View all]Ms. Toad
(34,371 posts)And, we don't even know that much in each of the cases, and we don't know other relevant information in any of them. Except as noted we don't know in any of the cases posted:
(1) the age of both people involved (in one case we know the girl was 14)
(2) the grade of both people involved
(3) whether they were romantically involved
(4) whether there was force involved (in one case it says there was no physical force - which is not the same as no force), and the other reports linked in this thread don't address it at all.
I don't think high school romances which become sexual should be criminal matters merely because of the age of the participants. But I don't know what the situation is in any of these cases. Force (as long as it is wasn't physical force) is consistent with every report in this thread as of the time I'm posting this comment.
So none of these (as currently reported) are analogous to the Kaitlyn Hunt case. If it turns out they are if/when there is a more complete report, my position is the same. It should not be a criminal matter.