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Re: Youth Ministry Ethics Question
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Originally Posted by houston
Not sure if it's illegal in this case. If he was a teacher and she was his pupil at one point, it would be illegal (in Texas). I was certified as a substitute teacher in March and heard a horror story.
A man and his wife were going through a divorce. They were married for several yrs. Anyway, he was her h.s. teacher at one point. Through the divorce proceedings the woman claimed that he used his authority to get her to "whatever." It did not matter that they were married for x ammount of yrs or that the age of consent is 17. Apparently there is no statute of limitations for this "law." The man lost his job and was incarcerated.
I'd like to doubt the veracity of this story...
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It goes to intent. You have to look at the statutes carefully. A lot of them are worded in ways to make it easy to manipulate, from both sides. Especially older laws.
Now, I don't know if the person in the opening post did anything illegal. But, they did something immoral while in a leadership role. They may be restored to the body, but have no leadership role for a long while, at least. That's the thing with breaking trust, it's so hard to get it back. And this shows the consequences of a brief time of sinful pleasure vs our relationship with God. And the damage it can do to all involved, and even the body of Christ.
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