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Catholic school teacher Sylvia Zoleta is accused of sexually abusing a former student in her Grade 5 music class.  ” (..) She then locked the music room door, he said, and sexually assaulted him, attacks she repeated about seven more times over the next six weeks until the boy told her he didn’t want to be alone with her anymore. Choking up at the memories and requiring several breaks to compose himself, he reluctantly gave the details of the assaults — of how his teacher stroked his genitals, kissed him, performed oral sex on him and even inserted a ruler in his anus. He also admitted to giving her oral sex and attempting intercourse with her. All when he was a vulnerable child. He would keep his horrific secret locked inside for six years. It wasn’t until after he presented a Grade 11 research paper on the short and long-term effects of child sexual abuse that he privately disclosed to his high school teacher that he was speaking from first-hand experience — that his Grade 5 vocal instructor had molested him.” (via Catholic school teacher accused of sexually abusing her former student | Toronto & GTA | News | Toronto Sun)

Catholic school teacher Sylvia Zoleta is accused of sexually abusing a former student in her Grade 5 music class. 

” (..) She then locked the music room door, he said, and sexually assaulted him, attacks she repeated about seven more times over the next six weeks until the boy told her he didn’t want to be alone with her anymore. Choking up at the memories and requiring several breaks to compose himself, he reluctantly gave the details of the assaults — of how his teacher stroked his genitals, kissed him, performed oral sex on him and even inserted a ruler in his anus. He also admitted to giving her oral sex and attempting intercourse with her. All when he was a vulnerable child. He would keep his horrific secret locked inside for six years. It wasn’t until after he presented a Grade 11 research paper on the short and long-term effects of child sexual abuse that he privately disclosed to his high school teacher that he was speaking from first-hand experience — that his Grade 5 vocal instructor had molested him.” (via Catholic school teacher accused of sexually abusing her former student | Toronto & GTA | News | Toronto Sun)

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There is currently no law in Canada that compels those with HIV to tell their partners about their illness. But in a landmark case in 1998, called R. v. Cuerrier, the Supreme Court ruled that when sexual activity poses a “significant risk of serious bodily harm,” there is a duty on the HIV partner to reveal their status. If they don’t, their sexual partner can argue they did not have enough information to give their full consent to sex, and the HIV partner can be charged with sexual assault. The HIV-AIDS community has argued that a lot has changed in the 14 years since the Cuerrier decision. And yet, criminal charges continue to be laid. The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network says more than 140 people living with HIV have faced charges since the Cuerrier ruling for failing to tell their partners about their status, says the group’s senior policy analyst, Alison Symington.
— Should courts force those with HIV to tell their sex partners? | CTVNews
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I am saying that this is bizarre because I can’t really understand how one writes that a 20-year old man “began a sexual relationship” with a seven year old. This is not the worst thing about this opening. The worst thing is toward the end when it is implied that the seven-year old girl consented to sex. How do we know this? Terry told us. There would be something to be said for verification when practicing journalism, except that there’s no way to verify consent from someone who can’t give it.
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Soft-Pedaling Child-Rape - Ta-Nehisi Coates - The Atlantic,  Gawker piece on pedophilia

A vague rape apologia runs through this piece—the implication of “men who have sex with children” as an oppressed group, the equation of pedophilia with other sexual orientations, and little to no consideration of victims. What bugs me is this is a topic that could use some mature journalism and thinking that goes beyond “hang them all.” (The talented Jennifer Gonnerman does it here.) But this isn’t it. It’s poor journalism, and an insensitive attempt at being edgy. 

WORD!

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