Possible Rape at Sidwell?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

This poor girl. I don't think details about what kind of rape has been alleged should be public. That's a terrible thing to have her peers know. I wonder why that was released.

+1. I don't see how this is remotely appropriate given that the two are minors. Plus, this is at the investigation stage, not a trial - don't see why the public's desire for salacious details should trump privacy.

Crimes are not private.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

This poor girl. I don't think details about what kind of rape has been alleged should be public. That's a terrible thing to have her peers know. I wonder why that was released.

+1. I don't see how this is remotely appropriate given that the two are minors. Plus, this is at the investigation stage, not a trial - don't see why the public's desire for salacious details should trump privacy.

Crimes are not private.

If there was a crime why hasn't the boy been arrested yet? Also, I highly doubt the investigation and crime division made anything public. So then who fed the media? Hmmm

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I highly doubt the investigation and crime division made anything public. So then who fed the media? Hmmm

I assume many reporters have sources within the police department to tip them to potential stories, especially if the info is not public.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I highly doubt the investigation and crime division made anything public. So then who fed the media? Hmmm

I assume many reporters have sources within the police department to tip them to potential stories, especially if the info is not public.

That's true, and why inside information in such cases often comes from tabloids and non-traditional media. The Times and the Post don't tend to hire a lot of reporters who cut their teeth in night court.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This poor girl. I don't think details about what kind of rape has been alleged should be public. That's a terrible thing to have her peers know. I wonder why that was released.

That poor boy. He is has been accused, vilified and found guilty--all without a trial or even a chance to address the accusations. This is a terrible thing for his peers to know.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This poor girl. I don't think details about what kind of rape has been alleged should be public. That's a terrible thing to have her peers know. I wonder why that was released.

That poor boy. He is has been accused, vilified and found guilty--all without a trial or even a chance to address the accusations. This is a terrible thing for his peers to know.

Exactly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This poor girl. I don't think details about what kind of rape has been alleged should be public. That's a terrible thing to have her peers know. I wonder why that was released.

That poor boy. He is has been accused, vilified and found guilty--all without a trial or even a chance to address the accusations. This is a terrible thing for his peers to know.

+1

He hasn't been arrested yet. That doesn't mean he didn't do it but this is a process here that everybody needs to wait and see. The world of media is not a good thing.

[Anonymous]

Who's feeding the media? The sfs parents... Lots are in media and connected to media. They will have no problem
Getting the story.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who's feeding the media? The sfs parents... Lots are in media and connected to media. They will have no problem
Getting the story.

The parents don't know the story either. Right now only two people know the truth.

[Anonymous]

Nobody knows the boy's name so why are you all up arms?

On another note, if the boy's family is connected that may explain the leaking of "facts" to the media so as to make it seem less believable (ie oral, anal and vaginal rape all at once).

[Anonymous]

I doubt that connections will play any role here. Sidwell is not like that. However, I worry about how the school will handle the discipline if the police find they do not have enough evidence to press charges. Too many cases like this turn out to be "he said, she said" and difficult to charge. I hope this one is clear-cut so the school is not in the position of having to make its own determination as to what happened.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Give me a break. It is a school, they were in a bathroom of the school . There is a presumption of semi-privacy.

What do you want a security camera inside every bathroom stall ? Hall monitors ? Or people peeking through hidden cameras in the walls like like have in hotel rooms in Tehran ?

The school already has classes to teach kids about personal boundaries and consent, but imho THAT is a parent's job NOT a school's job.

When teenagers go off course, look to the family in which they were raised and i am saying that on both sides of this.

How about we try this:

parents : parent your children to develop a sense of personal boundaries and both self respect and respect for others

WHY are teens having anal sex anyway ?? for example. Why do 60% of teens take naked photos of themselves or film themselves having sex and then share those images using the INternet. Where is their sense of personal boundaries ?

AND get your kid off of their iphone and FB so that maybe they develop some people reading skills based on actual in person personality , not a FB persona

Stop blaming the school and parent for a change.

+1 parent your children. Not everything can be outsourced successfully.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I doubt that connections will play any role here. Sidwell is not like that. However, I worry about how the school will handle the discipline if the police find they do not have enough evidence to press charges. Too many cases like this turn out to be "he said, she said" and difficult to charge. I hope this one is clear-cut so the school is not in the position of having to make its own determination as to what happened.

Sidwell is as connected as you get in DC.

[Anonymous]

Yes, but they don't play favorites based on connections.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, but they don't play favorites based on connections.

True, they play favorites based on donations