“To charge him with a felony is unconscionable.”
I just don’t see how this is criminal behavior. What are they saying, that he slandered this woman? Is slander even a felony? I always thought it was a civil offense. Or is it that he placed her in criminal jeopardy because if they *were* having a relationship that would be a crime? That would be making a false report, is that a felony? Aside from the fact that he didn’t make a report to law enforcement.
I’m very confused by this story, who reported this to the police in the first place is one question I have.
If what the kid said was a joke, which I’m assuming it was if they are not, in fact, having an affair, it seems pretty stupid to elevate that to a criminal offense.
I mean, should the loathsome Bill Maher be put in jail for things he has said about Sarah Palin? She’s been slandered as much as anyone in this country and yes, with malicious intent. Or a better example, the uterus obsessed Andrew Sullivan, she probably really should have sued him.
Apparently the "teacher" is a minor or something. The coverage of this story is bass-ackwards.
If the reporting is true (and we don't know if it is) then the kid falsely accused the teacher of rape.
A felony in any jurisdiction.