If the student is now 18, why can he not make the decision to have contact with this woman. He is an adult now, and she doesn't have a position of authority over him.

Wolf_Cub: Rent Party: Wolf_Cub: If the student is now 18, why can he not make the decision to have contact with this woman. He is an adult now, and she doesn't have a position of authority over him.

Because she is under a court order to have no contact with him.

Yes but my question is WHY? He is an adult now.

Simple answer? Because the judge said so.

His reasoning doesn't matter when he's the one that makes the rules, but in this case it is pretty easy to guess. She wasn't sent to jail in 2009. She got 5 years of probation with no incarceration. That's a very light sentence for three counts of rape and a count of incitement. A man in the same spot's doing a long stint behind bars.

I'll bet the guy's parents went along with the plea deal and sentence under the one farking condition of her staying away from the guy. She agreed to the terms of the deal. Just a tad over a year after hitting the plea bargain lottery, she broke the deal.

Probation officers and judges frown upon such actions.

Ummm again. He is no longer a minor. The court sentenced the perpetrator to 5 years probation. I am not sure that YOUR reaction is a valid position here Rent Party. And again I understand your argument, and in most cases I would agree completely.

But my position here is that the court ordered no contact to protect a minor from a predator. That is a completely valid move. But, there is no longer a minor involved, if the victim has reached the age of majority, which he has according to the article, then I question whether the court has a responsibility for preventing them contact 3 years after the initial crime has occurred.

As to the point of rapist, yes she fits the definition, but statutory rape exists because minors are deemed unable to give concent under the law because of their age. But truthfully maturity level and understanding of the consequences really are the issue. In this case, he now has reached adulthood legally and would presumable understand the consequences of his actions. Therefore I contend that the court order is no longer appropriate.

Rent Party: Wolf_Cub: Rent Party: Wolf_Cub: If the student is now 18, why can he not make the decision to have contact with this woman. He is an adult now, and she doesn't have a position of authority over him.

Because she is under a court order to have no contact with him.

Yes but my question is WHY? He is an adult now.

Because the courts generally don't allow rapists to have contact with their victims regardless of how old they are.

Does this really need explanation?

Rapist? My question here is this. The victim of this crime is no longer a child. He no longer needs the courts protection, UNLESS he requests it.

Your right the courts generally don't allow rapists to contact their victims, BUT most rape victims have no desire for that contact either. This victim has made a decision to have further contact with his 'victimizer.' He is an adult, shouldn't his opinion be taken into account now.

Rent Party, I understand your point. I am not sure that in this particular instance that I think it is the issue at hand. Part of my feeling on this is that the Judge is only requesting a bond of $25,000 (cash). I am wondering how serious this is actually being take, again the victim is now an adult, he should be able to make the decision on his own now on IF he wants contact with the victimizer. This isn't always the case, as many time the victim remains under age when additional contact may occur.

Wolf_Cub: If the student is now 18, why can he not make the decision to have contact with this woman. He is an adult now, and she doesn't have a position of authority over him.

Because she is under a court order to have no contact with him.