posted on Apr, 4 2011 @ 01:40 PM
Having read what was written and the story there are a few things that can be stated:
The suspect is guilty, of statutory rape, as the child, at the time is a minor, and in most states, the age of consent is 18. He does deserve to go
to jail for that crime, along with all of the punishments that come up from such. The mother too is guilty, as she has an obligation to look after
her child till that child turns 18. While she can not do the things, as they did in her time, she did have the means to stop this relationship before
it got to the point of where the child is not pregnant. She could have called the police and could have had him arrested a long time before the girl
got pregnant. While we can not determine if the girl or her mother will go on welfare, or what their circumstances are, the point is that this is a
tragedy that is repeated over and over around the world, older man, younger underage female getting involved. And who is to blame? Society, the
parents or the men who go after the younger women, or could it be all of the above. Ultimately the other question is what of the baby itself, what
rights will it have once born, and who is going to take care of it. The childs mother is going to have to help raise that child, along with providing
support for her daughter and her grandchild, and that is a real shame. While this is not a good situation, it does raise other questions that the
article does not go into, such as how did the 2 of them meet and how did it progress? It is obvious that the child is sexually active, as is the guy,
did he give her more than just a child, along with how many other girls has he done this too? Those kinds of things should be the real question at
hand, not just the act itself. While he offered to take responsibility and care for both the child and the baby, that was rejected by the parent,
that too is a real shame, as now the financial burden will be on the parent of the child, and the guy is not having to really pay for anything, beyond
doing time in a jail or prison, with no real recourse for the parent. And who is too say he will not flee the country or take the girl with him
somewhere else? This should be also of concern for the county and have they done a paternity test to verify it is his child? Too many questions that
are not answered, and that leaves many questioning.