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Originally Posted by ohhgodd  You should come to our district, and then you would see "over the top". They will arrest teens/children for fighting, hitting, pushing, skipping classes and number of hosts of other activities that would seem "over the top" to anyone.
Call me old fashioned, but I do find this to be sexual assault. I also don't find pressing charges to be over the top. In our school district, this child would have to go to alternative school..AFTER a stint in Juvi and going before the judge. There is Zero Tolerance.
If this is not sexual assault, then what is it? Disorderly conduct? |
Well, with a good lawyer, yes! LOL.
Seriously, it's simple assault and it is a crime. They could decide to add a sexual component to the charge but it's unlikely. After all, why bother? They have so many violent offenders to try and not enough resources to handle them all. Her attorney would fight a sexual charge tooth and nail and they'd have her dead to rights on simple assault already.
I certainly wouldn't call the police until I spoke with the school and gathered my facts but I do consider pulling someone's pants down and exposing their private parts to be a big deal. Typical behaviour among teens or not (and it's certainly not typical where I live, far from it), parents would be wise to stress to their children that pulling off someone's clothes IS a big deal to a lot of people. The parents of the child who does it are the ones who really stand to lose. Between criminal and civil actions, the parent's lives could instantly turn into a nightmare - an incredibly expensive nightmare.