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In reply to the discussion: EXCLUSIVE: Parents of underage victim in Kate Hunt's case defend actions [View all]Tien1985
(920 posts)For the other's parents to go to the media. Many people support boys who are caught in the exact same situation and they are trying to keep her from going to jail or having a felony on her record. I think if the younger girl's parents had considered what may possibly happen as a result of having her arrested, they could have seen this coming. Before I said what I'd do if I were the younger girl's parents, on the other side of things, had I been Kate's parents, yes, I would absolutely have tried to drum up outside support to keep my daughter from having a felony on her record because she dated someone from her classes.
I also think it's very much a possibilty that your teenager might fall for someone who doesn't respect or agree with your views on sex. Particularly if your views are "don't have it", or "only have it with people who we approve of".
I was 13 when I started high school. Due in part to redshirting, there were a number of kids who were 19 throughout most of their senior year. It was not at all weird to have all sorts if grade level pairing. This was just another fact of life in for us. To name any of those as a felony, to me, is insane. That is where I am coming from, and yeah, that makes their actions seem dispicable to me. They are doing damage completely unnecessarily. Chances are high the older girl would've left for college ad it would have fizzled out, leaving the younger girl with some fond and sad memories, much like likes of people's first love.
Had the girl been mentally handicapped--had the girl been not in the same school where she didn't have so much contact with the older girl, I could see how that could show manipulation and abuse. This is a girl in upper level classes who hang out with older students. It was pretty much bound to happen.