http://www.advocate.com/politics/2013/10/03/watch-kaitlyn-hunt-accepts-plea-deal we're getting closure to this bizarre case. Despite incorrectly stating the facts during all of this, Kate has accepted a plea and admits not only that her victim was 14 years of age but also to other offenses she committed. Kate will be home for Christmas. The parents of the victim released a statement and they have been consistent The victim's family, who contended throughout that they were not homophobic, just concerned for their younger daughter's safety and disturbed by her inappropriate sexual activity with an older woman, also issued a statement upon the plea deal's acceptance. "It was never the intent of the [victim's family] to harm the defendant and this case was never about gender or sexual orientation," said the family's attorney, Charles Sullivan Jr. "It was about age-appropriate relationships and following the rules and laws of our society."
This evil woman molested a young girl and her evil mother attacked the family who wanted justice and called them "homophobes." All gay rights people need to step up and condemn these folks, so we know you don't agree with this kind of thing.
An 18-year-old had a consensual sexual relationship with a 14-year-old. I'm still over here failing to understand how this is a huge problem. In many states, there's the so-called "Romeo and Juliet clause" that prevents cases like this from being legal issues. No, the parents probably aren't homophobes, but the law is all kinds of (*)(*)(*)(*)ed up. Glad the sentence was so short; anything beyond that is absolute overkill.
She's 18. They went to the same high school together before she got arrested. If you consider this a problem on par with actual child molestation, then you fail to understand why the latter is so nasty.
We have to draw the line somewhere and this is where society has drawn the line. An adult cannot legally have sex with a minor who is under the age of 16, in my state. If you disagree with the statutory rape law, that call your state legislature and lobby to change it. But until that happens, the law applies equally to heterosexuals and homosexuals. Anyone who says otherwise is saying gays should have special treatment.
18-14, no big deal....Should not even be a crime if it's consensual....More idiotic hysteria over a naturally occurring event....Each case should be thoroughly reviewed before any criminal sanctions are levied....The laws in the US are completely out of control which is why we have such a ridiculously high prison population compared to the rest of the world.
Yes , clearly you thinking this isn't a big problem means you care more than others about other cases of molestation . Brilliant . - - - Updated - - - That's disgusting .
Not knowing really anything about this story beyond what I just read, I'm not quite sure what to make of this part. Was the family being maligned for wanting their daughters partner prosecuted, as if somehow the law wouldn't apply because the relationship was of homosexual nature?
Not much of a debate from "The Master"... When I was growing up in the '60s and '70s, and all of history before that it was very common for teenagers who were a few years apart in age to become physically involved. It has quite recently become a crime which is a travesty in most cases and has ruined many lives. Arbitrarily picking out an age and calling it molesting is an inaccurate and idiotic approach to a naturally occurring situation. In most cases it could be handled by the families of the young people involved without getting the police involved and destroying a young person's life. Cheers
Yes. The mother of the defendant started a national campaign bashing the victim's parents as "homophobes" and "bigots."
Still gotta gay bash by throwing in 'lesbian' right? Do you even know what a lesbian is? Let me break it down for you: If you like women, and are a women, you are lesbian. If you are a man and like men, you are gay. If you are a man OR women who likes children of either sex, you are a pedophile. There's no 'lesbian pedophile' category. You're either gay or you're a pedophile. FFS, man.
A lesbian who has sex with a 14-year-old is not a pedophile, because 14-year-olds are not pre-pubescent children. A "normal" lesbian is attracted to a 14-year-old girl because she has all the body parts of an adult woman. This is not pedophilia, it is something else. It is an adult preying on a teenage girl who is legallly not old enough to consent to sex. It used to be called statutory rape. It's against the law.
I agree that 18 and 14 is no big deal. I think she should either get a small punishment or be set free. The entire justification for laws regulating sex with minors is "power difference". The intent is to protect kids and young teens from being exploited by creepy old dudes, not from having sex among themselves. And it is arguable if it was fulfilled in this case. To those saying a line has to be drawn somewhere, I agree, but the line should go something like this: age of informed consent is 16 years with a near-age exception of 4 years. Give or take a few years. Government should not be involved until it is clear that there was exploitation, no grey areas.
You can argue for that to be the law, but until it is, people who break the law must be held accountable.
My son just turned 18, and he knows the law. Twice, I've picked him up at school and he was talking to a girl. I said, both times, "Who's that girl?" He said, on both occasions, "She's 14." End of discussion.
18 to 14 year old relationships happen all the freaking time. It's called high school. You never heard of the senior president of the football team dating the freshman cheerleader? I'm frankly shocked it's illegal. It's a 4 year age difference!
I'm not asking for special treatment for homosexuals; I disagree with the implementation of the law one way or another. But for the purpose of full disclosure, I honestly couldn't tell you where to draw the line either, and I understand that my feelings about a 4-year "Romeo and Juliet" clause past age 13 are more "feelings" than anything solid. :/ Oh my god, finally someone who actually understands what pedophilia is. Thank the heavens, I thought this day would never come. There are so many dishonest (*)(*)(*)(*)wits here who would characterize any homosexual who violated stringent statutory rape laws a pedophile. Thank you at least for understanding that pedophilia has to do with pre-pubescent children.
I'd never heard of the clause before you brought it up. The first two links I found on a search state that the protect against child molestation charges, but that other charge may still apply. Here's the kicker, and I'm amazed it still appears to be the law: it only applies to heterosexual cases. I have absolutely no idea whatsoever why that should be the case. http://womensissues.about.com/od/datingandsex/a/Romeo_and_Julie.htm
It is a problem, and certainly deserved an arrest, but for anybody to consider this as pedophilia/child molestatino is sheer stupidity.
For all those who think that having sex with 14 years old is such a horrible thing, look at these map https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Age_of_Consent.png Just to make it clear, pedophiles are defined by who they are attracted to, not but who they have sex with. First,someone who have sex with 14 years old can be a pedophile even if the 14 years old doesn't look much younger than 14, but it's pretty unlikely because there aren't that many pedophiles, pedophiles typically are only somewhat or not much attracted to pubescents, adults are often somewhat attracted to 14 years old and there are also ****philes who prefer people of such age. And it's still illegal in US to have sex with 14 years old. Next, someone who have sex with a prepubescent child doesn't have to be a pedophile.
