Summary
Laura Caron, a New Jersey elementary school teacher, faces multiple sexual assault charges for grooming and abusing a 13-year-old student.
The allegations claim Caron, who befriended the student’s mother, molested the boy from age 11 to 16, including conceiving and giving birth to his child in 2019.
The case came to light after the victim’s father posted about the uncanny resemblance between Caron’s son and his own.
Can we finally give up the whole “I wish I had a hot teacher who would have sex with me when I was his age” thing? Because I have heard some asshole say something like that every time a story like this comes out. Always with a female teacher and a male child, of course.
This is rape. Every single time.
This bitch is gross
When it’s a minor, it’s called RAPE.
Fuck this cunt. bury her underneath the jail.
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Oh, ok. She must not have raped him otherwise the article would have said so, right?
Just a little molestation that resulted in a pregnancy. Not rape, though.
…is facing at least 10 years in prison if found guilty of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, second-degree sexual assault, and second-degree endangerment to the welfare of a child…
Those are the legal terms for different kinds of rape.
Not using the word was a choice
Yes, a legal accuracy choice. “Rape” is a colloquial term, not commonly used in law any more. Most places name the crime “sexual assault”.
So you’re saying The Independent shouldn’t use it at all?
Rape is an actual crime in the UK, it’s not a crime by name in New Jersey. They’re being consistent with charges based on the jurisdiction.
The case came to light after the victim’s father posted about the uncanny resemblance between Caron’s son and his own.
There must be some strong genes for the victim’s father to make that claim
Why did I read this article wtf. We need some eye bleach in here.
I suppose I just don’t get it. She seems to be good looking. She could easily have an adult male with the mentality of a teenager, we know there are plenty of them. All I can see is opportunity/ease of access. Even the power dynamic would be the same with plenty of adult guys desperate to get laid.
Because she’s a pedophile. I don’t really understand the confusion.
Why is the sky blue? Because it is blue, I don’t really understand the confusion.
Pedophile is a title defined by an action. It has no connection to why the action was chosen. A person screwing someone who they legitimately thought was 20, but was actually 17 is by definition a pedophile. But the reason why they did it is very likely different than someone who had sex with a 13 year old and knew it.No, action does not make someone a pedophile. An adult sleeping with an assumed adult to learn they are 17 is not a pedophile. It is potentially statutory rape, though, depending on circumstances.
Sexual attraction to children, e.g. this woman, is a pedophile.
Please try a dictionary. The literal only definition of that word is someone who is sexually attracted to pre-pubescent children. It has nothing to do at all with actions.
My mistake on the definition. I was looking more for the phycological underlying reason for that attraction. Unless you are saying a person is just born that way, and it isn’t thier fault or something.
I’d argue that yes, they are born that way and their attraction isn’t necessarily their fault. I’d also say they should have therapy, not be allowed around children, and if they harm anyone they need to be put in prison soooooo…what’s your point here?
My original question was to try an understand the underlying cause. This might help me better assess the risks of people like my kids friends parents and such. My end goal is prevention. But I am also curious by nature. The better I understand things, the better a voter I am.
Reminds me of THIS cute Seattle couple
