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TX - Texas teenage sex laws under fire

View the article here Visit Texas Voices Visit ReformSexOffenderLaws.org 11/11/2008 By Jim Swift Critics said prison time is unfair AUSTIN (KXAN) - He was 17. He said he had no idea she was 13. He said she told him she was 15. So when they went to bed, it never occurred to him he was violating his state's laws regarding teenage sex. It also never occurred to him he should ask the girl for an ID. Her mother found out and she took the news hard. She contacted police. The police filed charges. Considerable legal wrangling ensued. The kid spent parts of two years in the Williamson County jail. Finally, a state district judge there laid down the law: Jean Ponzanelli was headed to prison for three years. His partner was considered a victim. She was also considered a victim when another older man also went to prison, also for having consensual sex with her...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on November 12, 2008 (boomark / email).