www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jan/14/former-london-teacher-convicted-over-affair-with-teenager
I am incandescent about this. There is no excuse for what this man did.
I don't care if she was troubled and needy or that she appeared to set her cap at him.
I don't care that the girl stalked him or that her friends said she told them she wanted him.
I don't care that he was in an emotional state because his wife was having pregnancy problems and ultimately a miscarriage. I'm sure it made his wife feel so much better about losing her child when she found out what he was doing whilst she was suffering.
At the end of the day he was the teacher and she was the pupil. All male teachers in secondary know that at some point in their career a young girl might have a crush on him and that she may be incredibly attractive but he has a responsibility. He is the adult and she is still a child. She may not look or act like a child but legally she is as far as he's concerned.
I'm not blind to the fact that sometimes the age difference between teacher and pupil is quite close (although it wasn't in this case) but the teacher has a duty of care. The law is quite clear and this man was wrong. Whatever we think of the girl she is the victim in this crime but the judge's comments suggest that the man was the victim.
How long before this becomes a standard excuse for men who can't keep their hands of young girls? This is the second case that I've heard of in the last few of years.
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/13-year-old-seduced-pedophile-rules-uk-judge
Is this the tip of the iceberg?
I don't care how the girl behaves or how precocious/sexually active she is. The girl is a child. She needs help and support to modify her behaviour. She does not need some man to take advantage of her.
(This rant relates to women who seduce young boys too.)
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