Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform > The Ridge Creek School / Hidden Lake Academy
any counselors out there? Come on don't be shy.
Anonymous:
IT is wrong, unethical for a therapist to engage in a relationship with a client. To engage in such a RELATIONSHIP with a MINOR is a CRIME, like it or not!
Anonymous:
In the state of Georgia the age of Consent is 16. If the 16 yr old enters into the relationship without force then it is not child molestation. It is statuatory rape, which is a misdemeanor. If a counselor enters into a relationship with a student, that person can be fired, or can have his license revoked. He/She would not, however, necesarilly be incarcerated for said misdemeanor. I am not sure that the state can actually enforce the statuatory rape charge though unless a parent or the school press for charges.
Troll Control:
Yes, the state can press charges with or without the parents' consent. That's why it's called "statutory rape." It means the parties involved consented to the act, but it's in violation of the state law.
That being said, it is rarely enforced by the state alone, as they would have no way to know the crime was committed without the typical reportage by the parents.
You also say that if the minor enters the relationship "without force," then it is not molestation. I would take a read of Georgia case law to see how the actual statute has been interpreted.
In NY, it is considered "force" if the abuser uses a postion of power or influence to victimize the child. I would say that someone who exercises daily control over every single aspect of a child's life (like a "TBS" counselor) would be in a position of power over that child.
In my opinion, this is child molestation.
Anonymous:
If the student was over the age of consent and was a willing participant in the relationship, it is not child molestation. A court of law would consider that statuatory only. Whether or not the relationship was between therapist/student does not necesarilly mean that person coerced or forced through their position to start that relationship. The student may have initiated the relationship. Not that the therapist should have pursued it. I am not condoning the relationships between therapists and students. I do believe they should be fired. But I don't think it should be considered "child" molestation if the "child" was almost an adult and the "adult" is right out of college. I started dating my husband when he was 23 and I was almost 17. And I am over 40 now.
Anonymous:
In many cases abuse is automatically implied if the balance of power is unequal- i.e. teacher/student, therapist/patient. It doesn't matter in the eyes of the law who initiated the relationship or whether it was consensual. I don't know Georgia law, but don't assume that the staff person is off the hook.
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