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Washington Lawmakers Seek to Close Teacher-Student Sex "Loophole"

By Corey Rayburnyung

Lawmakers in Washington state have proposed a new law which criminalizes sexual relationships between school employees and students. The move comes as a result of a state Court of Appeals decision (previously discussed here) finding that a law banning teachers from having sex with minors did not apply to 18-year-old students. From the Seattle Times:School employees who have sex with adult students could face prison time and mandatory sex-offender registration if state lawmakers pass a measure that would crack down on teacher-student relationships. The proposed law came shortly after the state Court of Appeals ruled that a former Hoquiam High School choir teacher accused of having an intimate relationship with an 18-year-old choir member could not be charged with sexual misconduct because the state law criminalizing teacher-student sex is unconstitutionally vague...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on January 19, 2009 (boomark / email).