Salamendacious@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agoFormer Middle School Teacher Accused of Sexually Abusing Boy in Classroom, Giving Him Alcohol: Policelockpeople.comexternal-linkmessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1125arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1116arrow-down1external-linkFormer Middle School Teacher Accused of Sexually Abusing Boy in Classroom, Giving Him Alcohol: Policelockpeople.comSalamendacious@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square43fedilinkfile-text
Police say a former student came forward claiming that when he was 14, Melissa Curtis, 31, sexually abused him
minus-squarePoggervania@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down4·1 year agoBut it doesn’t? It just says “when he was 14”, not “he is 14 and she is 31”. The name and age of the lady in the little blurb under the title indicate her current age, not the age of when she did it.
minus-squareZorque@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down3·edit-21 year agoRight after the age of the boy when she did, though. It’s awkwardly phrased and misleading. Just because you can justify something by saying “it’s not technically wrong” doesn’t change that.
But it doesn’t? It just says “when he was 14”, not “he is 14 and she is 31”.
The name and age of the lady in the little blurb under the title indicate her current age, not the age of when she did it.
Right after the age of the boy when she did, though. It’s awkwardly phrased and misleading. Just because you can justify something by saying “it’s not technically wrong” doesn’t change that.