i need some law help on stach rape

[Burnboy]

my friend was a senior at the time and 18 and the girl was a freshman and about 14 and they had sex a year ago. and this year one of the school counselors somehow find out and call the girl to the office and interrogates her. the girl denies it and the counselor says if she finds that it is true then she herself will press charges. is the counselor just bullshitting or is it possible? this is all hypothetical

 

[WarriorPL]

thats crazy, i don't think that the counselor has right to press charges.

 

[HamHock]

There has to be evidence other than hearsay. As long as they both keep their mouths shut and its not on video, they're fine. This isn't to say I am involved in sex with minors or anything......well, at least not any more.

 

[Rex]

I call horseshit on the conselor. That bitch is also asking for an ass kicking in my book [not that I would hit a girl]. People need to mind their own fucking business. If the parents ain't got a problem w/ the relatinship, then noone else should too.

If I was in the girl's spot I would've told the conselor off, and waltzed the fuck out of the office.

 

[Natymike]

Hamcock said it, she can't press charges based on something that she heard. If the girl admits to it in a court of law and brings in witnesses, then its a different story.

 

[Rex]

Hope they don't have it on tape. Talk about porno coming back to bite ya in the ass.

 

[Burnboy]

could anything happen tot he counselor? like invasion of privacy or defamation of charachter or sexual harrassment charges?

 

[Natymike]

could anything happen tot he counselor? like invasion of privacy or defamation of charachter or sexual harrassment charges?

Well, I suppose she could try to sue, but I doubt anyone will come out of it, it will just bring more attention to herself about this situation and will cause nothing but more trouble.

The best solution would be to get the girls or guys parents to go up to the school and put the counselor in her place. (Assuming the parents don't know about the incident, or don't care) It is definately not the councelors business and the parents should be pretty pissed about it.

 

[Burning_Inside]

Its all scare tactics.... Bottom line in anything, is if there's no evidence, the only thing that can fuck you is someone opening their mouths and that's that. Zip the lips and no mad revenge seeking cuonselor can do anything.

 

[nycdefender]

The counselor could go to the police with the information. I have had to defend many statutory rapes, similar to this one, where the girl does not want to go forward, but someone complained to the police. The above posts are inaccurate in that hearsay can lead to charges being filed. Hearsay is inadmissible at trial (with a whole slew of statutory and common-law exceptions). If the girl or her parents don't want to go forward, then the prosecutor probably could not get a conviction.
To answer your question: the counselor is not making an idle threat.
As to those who think that there could be a tort claim based upon the counselor's investigation--sorry, but you're just plain wrong.