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It's an "affair" if it's a woman. It's rape if it's a guy.

ShaGayGay

August 3, 2017

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Title	It's an "affair" if it's a woman. It's rape if it's a guy.
Author	ShaGayGay
Upvotes	70
Comments	6
Date	August 3, 2017 9:03 PM UTC (8 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/6rfhdl/its_an_affair_if_its_a_woman_its_rape_if_its_a_guy/
Archive Link	https://theredarchive.com/r/MensRights/its-an-affair-if-its-a-woman-its-rape-if-its-a-guy.1176203 https://theredarchive.com/post/1176203

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[–]saltyironfag 2 points3 points4 points 8 years ago (4 children) | Copy Link

[–]boringcarpets 4 points5 points6 points 8 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link

[–]saltyironfag 0 points1 point2 points 8 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points3 points 8 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link

Age of consent under 18 is conditional not absolute. In the overwhelming majority of western jurisdictions anyone under 18 cannot consent to sex with an authority figure such as a teacher or employer, caretaker, doctor etc. They also cannot consent to sex for money. In this case this is absolutely a statutory rape.

I have never seen a news report featuring a male perpetrator in the same circumstance that called it rape.

Then you've been living in a bunker with no internet or television.

https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170526/dunning/man-53-charged-with-sexually-assaulting-teen-girl-multiple-times-police

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/26/cps-teacher-sexual-assault-anthony-frontera/

http://archive.jsonline.com/news/opinion/when-sexual-assault-victim-is-a-boy-there-can-be-a-double-standard-b99709186z1-376770671.html/

http://www.themonitor.com/news/local/article_422476ae-4582-11e7-8096-a79d4a8a43ce.html

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/meghalaya-16-year-old-raped-by-school-teacher-4651474/

[–]saltyironfag 0 points1 point2 points 8 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

Of course, her behavior is reprehensible, and I am not defending her, but according to the law she is not a rapist, and publishing an article that referred to her as one would be defamation. This occurred in Pennsylvania, where the age of consent is 16. Sex with a minor under 18 and over 16 can apparently be charged as something called "corruption of a minor" but it is not statutory rape. Whether or not anywhere else in the world would consider this rape or not is irrelevant, she is not a rapist according to the laws of the jurisdiction she is being prosecuted in.

https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170526/dunning/man-53-charged-with-sexually-assaulting-teen-girl-multiple-times-police

Occurred in Illinois, where the age of consent is 17 and the victim was 16. This is statutory rape.

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/26/cps-teacher-sexual-assault-anthony-frontera/

Same as above.

http://archive.jsonline.com/news/opinion/when-sexual-assault-victim-is-a-boy-there-can-be-a-double-standard-b99709186z1-376770671.html/

I mean, this article talks about the double standard and makes valid points, but it seems to be talking about whether crimes are referred to as sexual assault rather than rape.

http://www.themonitor.com/news/local/article_422476ae-4582-11e7-8096-a79d4a8a43ce.html

I can't find any indication of the age of the student, so I can't say whether this article is defaming the accused or not. It also never calls him a rapist, but says he was "accused of rape", which is different.

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/meghalaya-16-year-old-raped-by-school-teacher-4651474/

There is no indication that the girl consented, especially considering she filed the police complaint herself. Additionally, this occurred in India where the age of consent is 18 and the victim was 16, also making this at least statutory rape.

[–]contractor808 0 points1 point2 points 8 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link