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Rebecca Joynes, 30, convicted of engaging in sexual activity with minors while in a position of trust

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 13 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

It's absurd, but under law in England and Wales, it isnt "rape" unless it is P-in-V. Hence the Guardian's use of what would seem like a euphemism. It's only "rape" if it is a male who is the perpetrator.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_in_English_law

edit: for clarity

[–] guylacaptivite 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Didn't she get pregnant though?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Sorry, my phrasing was ambiguous. I'll edit it to clarify.

If you visit the link I posted you'd learn that under English law, the rapist has to be the one with a penis. Otherwise it isn't legally rape.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

She was never called a paedophile on the news either, women never are.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

I hate that she used a messy break up as an excuse to abuse these boys. A lot of people go through messy breakups all the time, and guess what they don't do.