Linda Lusk
January 8, 2011 12:33 PM Subscribe
49 year old Linda Lusk - a former mayor of Prosser, Washington - is charged with child rape of a 14 year old boy who attends the high school where her husband is principal. Her trial is currently set for January 25. (related: 1, 2)
Aggregator site for news stories about female sexual offenders
"Female Sexual Offenders in Washington State" (Washington State Institute for Public Policy, 1993) [150 KB PDF]
25 teachers accused of sex with their students
"Teachers' Pets? : Are teachers who sleep with boys getting off?" (Slate.com, 2006)
"When The Soul Cries" - a poem by Pamela Smart
Aggregator site for news stories about female sexual offenders
"Female Sexual Offenders in Washington State" (Washington State Institute for Public Policy, 1993) [150 KB PDF]
25 teachers accused of sex with their students
"Teachers' Pets? : Are teachers who sleep with boys getting off?" (Slate.com, 2006)
"When The Soul Cries" - a poem by Pamela Smart
This post was deleted for the following reason: this has been a really weird day on MetaFilter and a newsfilter pedophilia/rape "look at these assholes" post is not going to fly today. -- jessamyn
We really, really, really need to not use the word "rape" for consensual sex with a minor. I got so used to cases like this where it's actually quite clear no rape was committed that I defended Roman Polanski last time that case came around before finding out that no, he had actually raped that poor girl, and I felt sick for a week. I'm not necessarily saying that it shouldn't be a crime, but it shares so little of its characteristics with rape that it weakens it by association.
posted by EtzHadaat at 12:41 PM on January 8, 2011 [4 favorites]
posted by EtzHadaat at 12:41 PM on January 8, 2011 [4 favorites]
Wow am I torn!
posted by Mike Mongo at 12:41 PM on January 8, 2011
posted by Mike Mongo at 12:41 PM on January 8, 2011
Is "child rape" really the best description of the crime that took place here? I'm not implying that there's something OK about a 49 year-old woman having sexual contact with a 14 year-old boy, but wouldn't that just be garden variety statutory rape? The "child rape" label seems sensationalistic and just plain inaccurate in this case.
posted by Atom Eyes at 12:43 PM on January 8, 2011
posted by Atom Eyes at 12:43 PM on January 8, 2011
There is no such thing as consensual sex with a minor.
posted by oddman at 12:44 PM on January 8, 2011 [4 favorites]
posted by oddman at 12:44 PM on January 8, 2011 [4 favorites]
Some of the 25 accused have names that relate to their transgressions: Peck. Tapp! Leathers!
posted by Mayor Curley at 12:45 PM on January 8, 2011
posted by Mayor Curley at 12:45 PM on January 8, 2011
That comment may have been rash because some people will insist that this topic must not be joked about. If you are on of those dour people, please substitute the above with: "This is a horrible practice!"
posted by Mayor Curley at 12:45 PM on January 8, 2011
posted by Mayor Curley at 12:45 PM on January 8, 2011
"Teachers' Pets? : Are teachers who sleep with boys getting off?"
*snicker*
posted by Sys Rq at 12:50 PM on January 8, 2011 [1 favorite]
*snicker*
posted by Sys Rq at 12:50 PM on January 8, 2011 [1 favorite]
"We really, really, really need to not use the word "rape" for consensual sex with a minor."
He was fourteen, no where near capable of meaningful consent, particularly with the wife of his principal. His actions after the assault only highlight the fact that he didn't understand the meaning of what happened to him.
posted by Blasdelb at 12:50 PM on January 8, 2011
He was fourteen, no where near capable of meaningful consent, particularly with the wife of his principal. His actions after the assault only highlight the fact that he didn't understand the meaning of what happened to him.
posted by Blasdelb at 12:50 PM on January 8, 2011
Is "child rape" really the best description of the crime that took place here? I'm not implying that there's something OK about a 49 year-old woman having sexual contact with a 14 year-old boy, but wouldn't that just be garden variety statutory rape? The "child rape" label seems sensationalistic and just plain inaccurate in this case.
As a former 14-year-old boy, I agree with you. As a parent, I don't necessarily. 14-year-olds vary very widely in their levels of development, and human law really isn't equipped to handle it. This is really one of those issues that gets everyone pissed off, and generally rightfully.
posted by Mayor Curley at 12:50 PM on January 8, 2011
As a former 14-year-old boy, I agree with you. As a parent, I don't necessarily. 14-year-olds vary very widely in their levels of development, and human law really isn't equipped to handle it. This is really one of those issues that gets everyone pissed off, and generally rightfully.
posted by Mayor Curley at 12:50 PM on January 8, 2011
At the risk of derailing this, may I say that I particularly loathe the "sleeping with" euphemism in descriptions of situations where, so far as I can see, there was no "sleeping" going on.
posted by emhutchinson at 12:56 PM on January 8, 2011
posted by emhutchinson at 12:56 PM on January 8, 2011
We really, really, really need to not use the word "rape" for consensual sex with a minor.
Nthing that there is no such thing as consensual sex with a minor.
posted by marimeko at 12:56 PM on January 8, 2011 [1 favorite]
Nthing that there is no such thing as consensual sex with a minor.
posted by marimeko at 12:56 PM on January 8, 2011 [1 favorite]
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