17 year old went to prison for having consensual sex with 15 year old
Posted by angela on 10/28/07 in Domestic Ramblings
ATLANTA — A man sentenced to 10 years in prison for having consensual oral sex with a 15-year-old girl when he was 17 should have to serve out the widely criticized mandatory term, a prosecutor told a judge Wednesday. - Read the rest of the article
This is why teens need to be taught right from wrong! This is why parents should NOT be letting their teen’s boy/girlfriend spend the night. It’s just plain wrong!
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Dana | Oct 28, 2007 | Reply
This is off topic, but if I beg and plead with you, will you update my link in your sidebar? I’m now here:
http://principleddiscovery.com
And you are in my sidebar under “Nebraska, The Good Life.”
I like having my new url but do you know how many people there are out there that were just not in as much of a hurry to update their blogrolls as I was? : )
angela | Oct 29, 2007 | Reply
Not only did I update your link in my sidebar but I changed it on the Gack Ink blog network site as well.
Horatio | Oct 29, 2007 | Reply
I’ve been following the story of Genarlow Wilson since late last year. He was given a raw deal and I feel the attorney general was over zealous in their prosecution of this kid. This was not some bad teenager that was finally caught doing something wrong. Wilson was a star-football player, an honor student, and the homecoming king. He refused to take the plea deal which would have ruined his life. He would have been required to register as a sex offender and could never be around his little sister let alone live in his mother’s home. I’m glad he’s free and I hope that he can now begin a new chapter in his life.
Dana | Oct 29, 2007 | Reply
Yeah! I’ll be back later for an on topic comment. But I’m working, not blogging right now. Can’t you tell?
angela | Oct 29, 2007 | Reply
Horatio,
Maybe you can fill in the blanks for me. How is it that a 17 year old is sentenced for having consensual oral sex with a 15 year old? I realize that there is probably some law that the people are supposed to abide by but how can they do this to a 17 year old if the 15 year old is able and willing to partake in such activities? I ask you, where are the parents in this situation? I don’t bring that up to blame the parents but as you can see from the other thread going on there are teens that don’t seem to understand how important it is to follow the the rules that adults have set.
Parents need to be involved in teaching their children right from wrong. A 17 year old is still a child. In the state of Nebraska the “adult” age is 19. I didn’t know that until somebody explained that to me. (I still have to do more research on that one) I really do challenge and encourage teens to wait for the person that God has intended for them to be with. Don’t go out and participate in something that will only last a few seconds but powerful enough to change the course of your life. It’s not worth it.
Dana,
What time does your home school session normally end?
Horatio | Oct 30, 2007 | Reply
“Because Wilson and a 15-year-old girl engaged in nonprocreative sex, his conduct fell squarely within the terms of the aggravated child molestation statute. And though the Georgia legislature subsequently passed a “Romeo and Juliet Law” limiting sentences in cases like Wilson’s to one year of incarceration, this law was not written to apply retroactively.”
quote from Findlaw
The sex act occurred at a party in a hotel room where of course there was not a single adult present.
angela | Oct 31, 2007 | Reply
This just irritates me to know end when parents can’t keep better track of their kids!
sam | Jul 22, 2008 | Reply
Angela
Can i just say that some parents do keep an eye on what there kids are doing,my daughter is 15 and pregnant to a 17 year old, i did every thing i could to stop this from happening, but it was HIS IRRESPONSIBLE parents that allowed this to happen,not me they were letting her stop over at theres knowing that i thought she was at her freinds.and i had no reson not to trust her. we cant keep an eye on them 24 7 but we can do our best to stop bad things happening, but it to late for us now we have to get on with it now
angela | Jul 23, 2008 | Reply
That’s probably a good example of why it’s important to know exactly where the kids are and what they are doing even if it means spot checking them. In other words, if they say they are going to be at their friend’s house to make contact with their friends parents and have a nice chat with them. If you can’t talk to their friend’s parents then they can not go to their friend’s house to spend the night.
What does your daughter have to say about being pregnant?
Horatio E. | Jul 26, 2008 | Reply
Sam, it’s not the parent’s fault for their son’s and your daughter’s actions. It’s the the son’s and daughter’s fault they ended up having premarital sex and now having a baby. As parents we can teach our children right from wrong, but the choice is theirs to do the right thing. Remember, hate the sin, love the sinner. God Bless.
angela | Jul 29, 2008 | Reply
If the parents let their teens do whatever they want then they are partly to blame too.