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That’s…..awesome

Wow. I’ve never ever heard of high school not being 4 years.

I had K-6 Elementary , 7-8 Middle, 9-12 High growing up in Maryland in the 80s/90s.

I imagine it was worse for older generations where there was less ability to report and reasons for people to believe the child.

Of course.

It varies from state to state. Where we live now, there’s elementary (K-5), middle (6-8) and high school (9-12). In the state I grew up in, it was elementary (K-5), middle (6-7), junior high (8-9) and high school (10-12).

If this was a non rich celebrity person they would probably spend years if not decades In prison. I guess if you're in the NFL you can point guns at people, sexually assault women, beat women and get away with it and even get paid record contracts.

What is the difference between middle school and junior high?

Always heard them referred to as the same thing.

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At least the church leaders were arrested. Too many of them get protected by the church and the township law enforcement.

Lmao

It may be coaches traveling with young kids across state/international borders while offending?

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This. Wherever there are people put in positions of trust in a culture based on exploitation put around children there will be predators. Be it business, religions, sports, scouts, government.

The solution is to build a culture against exploitation, but that’s inherently anti-capitalist, so that’s not happening and it’s just a problem we are willing to accept as a community.

Of course they were, what an evil crooked world that we live in.

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I was involved in sports, but my terrible creep-tasting experience was with a substitute teacher at my school. He was “friends” with the boys my age and would use them to approach girls. When you’re 12/13, it seems great when the “cool” sub pulls you out of a boring class to just come talk to him during his open period. You know, because “you really get him” and “aren’t like the other girls”, which are direct quotes from him. Turns out he was subbing in middle school after he had been banned from subbing in the high school and junior high for acting inappropriately toward the female students. Good news, though. He went on to become a police office in the neighboring town.

My point is that creeps always find a way and are drawn to situations where they have power over others. I can’t tell you the number of arrests I’ve seen of church youth leaders. Nowhere is safe. You gotta keep your head on a swivel.

Where in the article did it mention trafficking? The article mentions sexual Assault, and coercion but I didn't see anything about trafficking.

Edit: Trafficking is using force or coercion to SELL sex. The coach allegedly SAed the victims there was no mention about actual trafficking. Words matter.

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I'm confused. The DA's office decided there was enough evidence to issue a warrant, but then dropped the case less than 48 hours later?

This

This isn't something that started with millennials.