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Ex-teacher charged with rape faces 2009 trial

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patty | 5:48 p.m. Aug. 29, 2008

I am so sick of these people who take advantage of young girls (and boys) like this. what is wrong with our society? My grandfather always had a very succinct way of saying how they should be punished. They would never be able to do anything like that again with his solution! How do you protect your children against these people who are in positions of authority and miss use it?

Too bad | 9:16 a.m. Aug. 30, 2008

Too bad it wasn't a female teacher with a male student. Then she'd be facing a 30-day suspended sentence.

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