There is an interesting lawsuit filed in Washington D.C. that could test the limits of civil liability for statutory rape. The case was filed by the family of a 17-year-old seeking $11 million after a teacher allegedly engaged in oral sex with 17-year-old male student. The case however falls along the line of consent laws. The teacher, 22 year old Symone Greene (left), was only around 5 years older than the victim and the age of consent in D.C. is 16 years old. Both the criminal and civil cases could raise some difficult legal issues because she had a “significant relationship” with the student.
The boy, a football player, reportedly was working as an assistant with Greene. He reportedly flirted with the teacher and sent her a text asking if she was “kinky.” He then filmed her giving him oral sex and then shared the video with his friends.
There is no question of the misconduct of the teacher. However, the switch to a civil lawsuit creates a different dimension to the case where the victim’s conduct could become more material (and admissible) in judging culpability.
In the meantime, Green has pleaded not guilty to first-degree sexual assault against a minor in a significant relationship. That criminal case may also raise some interesting challenges after to whether the relationship can be used to lower the age of consent. It is a curious twist to the case since the city can create a crime for teachers in having sex with students. However, in this prosecution, the District effectively labeled her as a sex offender by in essence constructively lowering the age of the victim.
Source: NBC
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A civil suit??? Hmmm. I wonder if there is a gag order in place yet???
Squeeky Fromm
Girl Reporter
Since you can get a head and neck cancer from HPV, who gets sued if she gets throat cancer from him?
I’m sure this can be blamed on the cis-heteronormative christo-fascist patriarchy.
oops, forgot to enter the link with the above post, re. that poor family:
http://tribune.com.pk/story/784108/asia-bibi-losing-hope-on-death-row-family/#comment-2388772
That makes more sense. Couldn’t figure out how JT was going to get involved in an oral sex case.
while we are having legal issues like this, this poor family is living another kind of hell:
I think JT should go to help this poor family
If she has to pay 13 M, does that make him the highest paid male prostitute in oral history?
This gives new meaning to an oral defense!
Brava Squeeky, Brava!
Squeeky, You’re quite oral today!
Oh, I have had my usual breakfast of Texas Grits, and two cups of Starbucks Special Blend Coffee, sooo I am wired!
Cramming For A Test???
An Irish Poem by Squeeky Fromm
A teacher named Greene caused stir
When a pop oral test did occur.
She embraced Common Core
But inflated the score. . .
Sooo, I guess that it sucks to be her???
Squeeky Fromm
Girl Reporter
Oh this just screams for an Irish Poem!
The Head Of The Class???
An Irish Poem by Squeeky Fromm
There once was a girl named Symone
Who tutored her students alone.
She showed lots of brass,
With a boy in the class,
But her teaching career has been blown!
Squeeky Fromm
Girl Reporter
Holmes – Sure, she should lose her teaching career because she posted a photo of herself making a gesture that some people will choose to be offended by.
Following that logic, I could choose to be offended by stupid comments made on this blog and thereby subject such commenters to being banned from future posts.
Case solved Bill Clinton said that is not sex!
Ami, There are ALWAYS problems w/o balance. It doesn’t matter if it is our diet, weather, politics, any subject. When there is a lack of balance bad things occur. The Catholic priest scandal, in large part, is because of a lack of balance. Almost 85% of public school teachers are female. In that environment we see the same dynamic of the dominant sex preying on children. But, when boys are the victim, the female hypocrisy raises its ugly head. Disturbing to any objective observer.
Nick, I think you bring up an excellent point. In this situation, if the student is female and the teacher is male, we would cringe and speak out against the teacher’s perverse and predatory actions. Yet, we don’t respond with the same horror when the genders are reversed.
The union will defend her.
Hot for teacher…
Her picture is disturbing for a teacher. She seems to have no limits and no judgement. At a minimum her teaching career should be over.
At what point do women take on this issue of female teachers sexually assaulting, or molesting male students? This is the quality of people the education industry is producing.
I am not sure what the purpose of the lawsuit suit is? Did she fail to complete the job? Was she unsatisfactory in her performance? Does she have a counter for revenge porn? Could this get really messy?