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Teacher, 29, 'repeatedly had sex with vulnerable schoolgirl, 14, in her car' (www.thesun.co.uk)
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A FEMALE teacher repeatedly had sex with a "vulnerable" 14-year-old pupil in her car while in an "unhealthy" relationship with her, a court heard.

Ellie Pattison, 29, allegedly became friends with the schoolgirl while teaching in a secondary school.

The teacher made her believe she had fallen "in love", it was said.

Hove Crown Court heard Pattison twice had sex with the pupil in her car and in two of her friend's homes.

She also allegedly repeatedly touched the teen and kissed her after they began meeting outside her school.

Sarah Lindop, prosecuting, said: "She abused her position of trust but also made the complainant, who was a vulnerable child, believe it was a real relationship and that she loved her.”

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[-] Not_Alec_Baldwin@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

I'm the UK you have to penetrate someone with a (your?) penis for it to be rape.

[-] halvo317@sh.itjust.works -5 points 9 months ago

No. Laws were just written with male pronouns. It's just a misconception.

[-] Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

Nope. The law specifically says penis.

[-] halvo317@sh.itjust.works -1 points 9 months ago

I read the Wikipedia article, and it says it's not enforced like that. I linked a government source to that effect. I just don't care enough to argue about English rape laws.

[-] Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Because there are other laws that have the same penalties and cover the other situations. It’s just one that gets called “rape”.

Assault by penetration covers what would be “rape by instrumentation” in the US. Forcibly inserting any object other than a penis into someone else.

Then there’s Sexual Assault which would be this, and that one would be an excellent example of your source, because it is masculinely gendered as well, but applies to female offenders as well.

All three carry the same penalties so it just becomes a legal semantic argument rather than a practical argument.

[-] halvo317@sh.itjust.works 0 points 9 months ago

If it walks like a duck and rapes like a duck...

[-] Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago

Then in pretty much other country it’s a raping duck.

Except in the uk unless that duck has a penis.

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