When It’s Legal For a Teacher To Have Sex with a Student
There’s an interesting court case going on in the state of Washington. An ex-choir teacher at a Washington high school was charged with first-degree sexual misconduct with a minor. Matthew Hirschfelder, who was 33 at the time, allegedly had a month long sexual affair with a senior at the high school (although he claims there was no sex). But the kicker is, the student was 18-years-old…so legally an adult. Does that make it ok?
The Washington Court of Appeals says the student’s age does make a difference. Since she was 18, even though she was a student at the school where …read more




