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What About Sodomy?

By Pete (index)

I find this perplexing:

A former teacher at Early High School turned herself in to police last week and was charged with having an inappropriate relationship with an 18-year-old male student.

Joy Blackstock, 23, was indicted May 1 by the Brown County grand jury. The indictment was sealed until she turned herself in May 8. Blackstock, who used to teach chorus at Early High School, was released on a $15,000 bond.

Logs at the Brown County Jail show Blackstock was charged with improper relations between an educator and student, a second-degree felony. If convicted, Blackstock faces two to 20 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

I don’t really understand how in the case of sodomy laws, the behind-closed-doors sexual acts of two consenting adults is found to be too private to be regulated, but when one of them is a teacher all bets are off. I mean, honestly, he was 18 years old.

Also? Ms. Blackstock is kinda hot. The “victim” is going to be bragging about this for the next 80 years.

Full post as published by PeteHoliday.com on May 16, 2008 (boomark / email).