A Texas teacher was arrested this month after she reportedly sexually abused a student, 13, at least 12 times in recent months, sent him money and had a pregnancy scare

A teacher was busted for allegedly sexually abusing her 13-year-old student, reportedly having sex with him at least 12 times, sending him money via CashApp and having a pregnancy scare.

According to an arrest affidavit obtained by the Laredo Morning Times in Texas, Adriana Mariel Rullan, 27, had “sexual intercourse/sexual contact” with the student a dozen times, including at a middle school in the United Independent School District.

  • KptnAutismus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    215·
    10 months ago

    Sec. 22.011. SEXUAL ASSAULT. (a) A person commits an offense if:

    (1) the person intentionally or knowingly:

    (A) causes the penetration of the anus or sexual organ of another person by any means, without that person’s consent;

    (B) causes the penetration of the mouth of another person by the sexual organ of the actor, without that person’s consent; or

    © causes the sexual organ of another person, without that person’s consent, to contact or penetrate the mouth, anus, or sexual organ of another person, including the actor; or

    source:https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.22.htm#22.011

    while “rape” isn’t defined, it is often used to describe sexual assault.

    using “rape” in this context would be perfectly reasonable, and i think whoever wrote the article should have done so.

    • minch@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      10 months ago

      I don’t think they can call it rape until after she’s been convicted of rape, unless they want to open themselves up to a lawsuit. Not sure if they could have said, “Allegedly raped,” or not, but I wouldn’t fault the writer or even the publisher for having to phrase it this way. I think their choice of headline was more likely motivated by legal pressures than any sort of bias against rape victims, male or female.