[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by MattyC

Well can we agree that there is a difference between a 16-17 year old consensually sleeping with a early 30's teacher/boss/etc.. and someone forcibly raping a child? As someone not far removed from the late-teen age range, I can say that there are for sure some teachers I had in highschool that I definitely would have and, had I somehow ended up hooking up with one, I would have received a gauntlet of high-fives and a statue in my honor. And I know that there were male teachers that would have elicited the same response from the girls. Obviously this is not true with all and probably most cases like this, but it is a reality.

Obviously we don't know anything about this situation and I don't make up my mind about anything until I hear the whole story. But my initial reaction upon reading it is that a young person hooked up with an older person of power in their chosen profession to try and get ahead. Didn't end up getting ahead and now the aftermath. If they're above the age of consent and they did indeed consent, the only issue I see is providing booze/drugs to a minor as a few have mentioned. But again, I will wait until more information comes out before solidifying an opinion either way.

The allegation is :

According to the lawsuit filed in federal court in Hawaii, plaintiff Michael Egan, who was named in a press release by his lawyers, was 17 when he was forcibly sodomized by Singer, among other accusations.