A recent news article covered a story about a
Delaware English teacher accused of having sex with a 13-year-old boy who
she sexted with on multiple occasions. The police thought "It was a very highly
inappropriate relationship," Talk about a gross understatement.
:http://www.nbcnews.com/id/55061211/ns/local_news-philadelphia_pa/
:http://www.nbcnews.com/id/55061211/ns/local_news-philadelphia_pa/
Did Dover Police Cpl. Mark Hoffman miss the
overwhelming evidence that this is "RAPE" when he stated "It
was a very highly inappropriate relationship," "Especially with a
13-year-old and a 22-year-old, and, of course, being a teacher."
A 13 year
old can never give consent. I suspect the officer is unaware of the statistics that point out just how many boys and men are sexually assaulted.
Perhaps some sensitivity training is in order!
The college initiative proposed by the Obama administration
needs to be put into place everywhere, not just on a campus. As Vice President
Biden stated in the report - "speak up and step in".
We need to move out of our ignorance about
sexual assault. We have the personal and
collective power to stop this epidemic.
As a society, both men and women need to take a proactive
approach to stopping sexual violence in their respective social, cultural and
residential environments.
