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Originally Posted by Mr Mephisto
The law is clear (regardless in what state or State the event takes place). If the child is a minor, then it is rape. By definition, raping a child is sexual abuse. Especially if it is undertaken on a regular basis and by an authority figure. This woman is a child abuser; in law and in fact.
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The word rape, in this context, doesn't mean anything aside from indicating that a criminal act took place. At least acknowledge the difference between statutory rape and forced rape in terms of effects on the "victim". You can cling to the legal definition all you want but you can't make it significant. Calling something like this rape really dilutes the meaning of the word rape, and assumes that all teenagers are incapable of any kind of independent thought. If that's what you think, that's great, i just think that its more complex than that.