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Darkling5499 t1_jdcekcd wrote

I'm curious if it's actual sexual assault, or the continued trend of the news refusing to say rape when its female teacher + male student.

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the-crotch t1_jdcq510 wrote

Rape is a form of sexual assault, so it's accurate to call it that, just maybe not specific

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BeyonceBurnerAccount t1_jdim44t wrote

And I would assume not being as specific is to try and protect the victim. The public doesn’t need to know exactly what the kid went through

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jaydecay123 OP t1_jdcevxz wrote

There is no continued trend in the news. We literally provide information to the public straight from the police department. If police call it a "sexual assault" we call it a sexual assault.

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Darkling5499 t1_jdcf5q5 wrote

There absolutely is. I can count on 1 hand how many times I've seen a female teacher sleeping with a male student reported as "rape" and not "sexual assault" or other non-rape terms.

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jaydecay123 OP t1_jdcfbgw wrote

Then that's the information that police have given to the news outlet. In this case specifically, police have referenced the incident as 'sexual assault.'

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Darkling5499 t1_jdcgewi wrote

That's fair, I will cede that in this case that may be entirely true, and not just "the usual".

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BluenotesBb t1_jdcqjj7 wrote

That trend actually started with defense attorneys, they believe the word RAPE, prejudices jurors automatically against the perp. This is why it is nearly always called sexual assault. It's been going on for at least a decade and started with attorneys not the press.
And it's been done to female victims as well as male. It has nothing to do with gender just protecting the one accused.

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