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In reply to the discussion: Kaitlyn Hunt's mother under attack by bloggers who say 'Free Kate' is all lies [View all]jeff47
(26,549 posts)116. Usually, the age difference is about 4 years.
with a minimum age set at around 13.
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Kaitlyn Hunt's mother under attack by bloggers who say 'Free Kate' is all lies [View all]
shawn703
May 2013
OP
The whole thing stinks. If there is smoke then there is fire. I still think it has
southernyankeebelle
May 2013
#1
Well I really am not following it to closely. I just hope the girl doesn't go to jail and they
southernyankeebelle
May 2013
#49
I don't think so. They probably wouldn't have warned the older one more than once first....
Honeycombe8
May 2013
#7
if you're referring to Jerry Seinfeld his minor was over the age of consent
magical thyme
May 2013
#17
When sex between two kids is referred to as "lewd & lascivious", I stop reading & dismiss
pacalo
May 2013
#3
The law is the law. The 18 year old was asked more than once to leave the child alone....
Honeycombe8
May 2013
#5
I'm not about to defend the sneaking out at night; it's a parent's nightmare for the reasons
pacalo
May 2013
#15
I think it's about time to state the obvious. Romeo and Juliet are not actually people.
LisaL
May 2013
#104
How would her life be destroyed by a plea deal that included no jail time and no sex offender
LisaL
May 2013
#115
Then by your logic, a 20-year-old hooking up with a 14-year-old would be okay?
NaturalHigh
May 2013
#130
And of course people indignantly deny that there's any *hint* of bias at work.
nomorenomore08
May 2013
#21
No actual stats, but I can think of worse cases than that where nothing ever happened to the guy.
nomorenomore08
May 2013
#23
No, I'm putting my own interpretation to a somewhat ambiguous situation.
nomorenomore08
May 2013
#34
If you trust the word of Christian fundamentalists who think Kaitlyn "made their daughter gay"
nomorenomore08
May 2013
#135
at my high school, one of the girls in my class was having a relationship with a teacher,
HiPointDem
May 2013
#35
FYI...one blogger leading this charge about all this being a lie is a known far-right winger
davidn3600
May 2013
#37
18 and 14 is not child molestation...especially when it was just turned 18 and almost 15.
alphafemale
May 2013
#40
Never mind the fact that that is the only station--the only reporter even, that they will talk
ScreamingMeemie
May 2013
#68
How well did you listen to your parents when they told you to stay away from someone?
we can do it
May 2013
#159
I don't see any evidence that parents of a 14 year old didn't try to control their child.
LisaL
May 2013
#60
It's their child, not yours. These people are following the law. They are fully within their rights
LisaL
May 2013
#96
The problem is Kate picked up the 14 year old at night without the girls parents knowledge
dkf
May 2013
#152
Now there's a charming euphemism for "an adult having sex with a child".
Donald Ian Rankin
May 2013
#84
What vast majority of states? And how many years difference are we talking about in this
LisaL
May 2013
#113
Frankly, I don't care if people know what it is like to be 18 or not.
AnalystInParadise
May 2013
#162
High school seniors dont get arrested for having relationships with freshmen
roughrider101
May 2013
#136