Teacher accused of having sex with 16-year-old student and telling co-worker

That's an interesting way of saying statutory rape.

its kinda gross how far the media will go to not use the word rape... especially in this context
- Trump's a rapist but the media is afraid to say so. Suspected pedo, too.
- They’re not lawyers, though… they’re reporters.
  They’re just reporting what the prosecutors accused the person of and if the prosecutor didn’t use the term “statutory rape” then the reporters probably shouldn’t either.
  They don’t want to get the reporting wrong if they aren’t experts on the subject and even more so the don’t want to expose themselves to lawsuits if they do get the reporting wrong.
  I really don’t think the reporters are trying to minimize the heinousness of the crime (at least not in this case). It looks more like they are just being conservative in what they state.

Always the same wording when the rapist is a woman...

Nicccceeeeee
- I don't know if we do that unironically anymore.

I’m not very surprised that a teacher raped a student. I AM surprised (and glad) that she was dumb enough to talk about it TO ANOTHER TEACHER.

Happy cake day

Rape. It was rape. Call it what it is. The longer we tiptoe around teachers having sex with kids, the longer the problem will exist. She raped a kid.

Statutory rape in particular. We need to normalize the usage of the term statutory rape.

Might be a power thing, but what adult woman wants an inexperienced 16 year old?

A pedophile.
Like literally, by definition.
10 year age gap there, 26 yo woman vs 16 yo dude.
Flip the sexes around, that's a pedophile, no argument at all.
Other than from people who really, really really feel its necesarry to 'well actually you mean ephebophile'.
Grooming is kinda the whole modus operandi here, they get off on the power dynamic, in every way you can interperet 'get off' and 'power dynamic'.
- Considering he is above the age of consent it is obviously NOT pedophilia.
  If she had been a neighbor it would be legal. The reason it isn't is because she is a figure of authority. Which technically from a legal perspective makes it rape.
  In 14 US states it is actually legal!!
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_consent
  Are you really saying 14 states have legalized pedophilia?
  Do you even remember how it is to be 16?
  My sister has been happily married to her husband who is 15 years older than her for 30+ years, are you saying my brother in law is a pedophile because of the age difference?
  You are judgemental and pushing your norms on other people. And it's disgusting you have so many upvotes!
  I had decided to resign from this debate, but some of the comments here, like yours are just so far beyond what lawmakers have decided in by far the most countries it's insane. Are you also considering LGBT immoral?
  It's wrong yes, but the term pedo should be reserved for when it's justified, which it isn't here.
I think that part of this narrative gets fucked because there is a fairly large segment of reporters that fantasized about getting with their cute youngish teacher back when they were in school.
This is not to say that this is ok. It isn't. This is SA, CSA, really. And even if the teacher were teaching/seducing 18 year olds on a college campus it would still be a gross misuse of power.
Easier to train.
One who wants a one sided deal that she snd she alone controls. There's never a shortage or men who look for other women, but then these kind of people should adapt to an actual relationship.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6785975/
"Among participants aged 14 to 24 years, the percentage having had sex increased with age, from 12.5% among females and 13.1% among males at age 14 years to more than 75% at age 19 years for both sexes."
- I'm not sure how that link is relevant to the question?
ask that to any pedo

She looks 16

As someone who works IT at a school, this is far too common. I've ignored many a new teacher coming up to me with questions because I thought they were students, and I ignore students at all cost. This has happened in the intermediate buildings. You just can't know how old anyone is anymore, so I assume everyone is underage until proven beyond a shadow of a doubt.
- Why do you ignore students at all cost

I don't get this. Not even high school girls find high school boys attractive. How could a grown woman? And what's with the language, the word is raped or sexually abused/assaulted, 16 year old here is assumed unable to consent to sex with any adult.

They are almost assuredly turned on by the power dynamic, not necessarily the student themselves.
- I have never thought of it that way and it makes sense.
I mean, let’s be honest here. In high school there was always at least one overly good looking guy everyone thought would become a model.
Doesn’t excuse the teacher for raping him though. I can be around beautiful people all day long and manage to not have sex with them just fine, nevermind the act being illegal.
In some jurisdictions maybe, but only if it's close in age. Like 16 and 18. 26 is very upsetting, what if she got pregnant and kept the child?
- Ever heard of Mary Kay Letourneau?

How stupid do you have to be to tell a coworker that you raped a kid. Hey, how was your weekend? Guess what I did that's super illegal?

Since when is telling a coworker a crime /s

😱 How does this still happen in this day and age?

Because pedophilia still exists.
And a 16 year old boy will say yes to pretty much anything sexual, hence why this woman ~~exploited a minor~~ nah, not sugar coating. This woman used a position of authority to rape a child.
- Also. The teacher profession is all but dead in America. A lot of people that would be bad for students get weeded out through years of education and training. Most school districts are luck if they have more than 50% of their teachers educated/trained. The rest are individuals who could pass a background check. Poor areas, are under 30%. Just because someone can pass a background check doesn't mean they should be around minors. But schools have no other option.

Rape. It was rape. Call it what it is. The longer we tiptoe around teachers having sex with kids, the longer the problem will exist. She raped a kid.

Abusing a position of trust is a bigger deal than it seems. Being in a position of power means there was an unspoken element of coercion in the relationship.
Because it's the fact that she's the teacher. A position of authority. It's why a cop cannot have sex with someone who they pulled over, or why a psychiatrist cannot date their client.
- Although I note the article does not say he was her student.
Next, are you going to give us a lengthy explanation of the difference between “pedophile” and “ephebophile”?
At least you got to say that pedofilia and rape are "unprofessional".
I hope you're never near minors unsupervised.
Um... "Abused a position of trust" ≠ rape? You might wanna check the definition, friend. 😅😶
- Having sex with a child is rape. Statutory rape, specifically.
  "Abused a position of trust" is language used in the school I worked at, so I used their wording.
  Its a description, not a legal term, as far as I'm aware.

What if your physics teacher got pregnant and decided to keep the child? What if you got an STD? What if you rejected/cheated on her and she gave you bad grades or made up shit about you to get you expelled? Would it have been an "attaboy" in that common situation?
Realistically unless you press charges there won't be a criminal proceeding. Even in your case, having the option of a criminal proceeding gives you a lot of protection. You're lucky you didn't need to use it. I'd venture a vast majority of times don't end up like yours. It's never "just sex".
I'd like to point out that Mary was 13 and Joseph was 45
Not even taking into account how old the holy spirit was.
How do you know he will be victimized? You don't seem to feel that way. Would it have been different for you if others knew or something? I'm not disagreeing, just curious.