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The girl's family is outraged, saying Miklosovic "brainwashed" the girl into thinking the two did nothing wrong. The girl's family initially believed that Miklosovic's interest in the girl -- who is described as vulnerable, with emotional problems -- was to help her.
"It's heartbreaking to know (you put) your trust, your faith in a teacher, and this is how it goes," the girl's uncle said. "(The girl) doesn't think a crime's been committed. She's plainly been brainwashed by her teacher."
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In South Haven, residents were upset.
"If you can't trust your kid's teacher, who can you trust?" asked Monica Thompson, 24, who has a 2-year-old daughter. She lives down the street from Baseline Middle School, where Miklosovic taught.
"It appalled me. I heard about it on the news last night. A kid and a grown woman?"
Mallory Spencer, 19, who graduated from South Haven High School last year, said: "It's getting kind of scary now. I have a lot of friends who teach there. ... I'm kind of numb. You hear about so much these days, nothing surprises me."
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Oppenheim, the state police sergeant, said the alleged victim "would have been easily persuaded by anybody."
"It just so happened the teacher was the one that reached out to her," Oppenheim said. "The victim is a good kid, she really is. It's really sad. You trust your kids with the teacher. Something like this happens, and it kind of puts you at arm's length."
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http://libertypost.org/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=77447
So let's get this straight.
She is legally guilty of first degree sexual assault.
She had sexual relations with a minor.
This minor was emotionally troubled.
The minor's parents are indignant and claim she was "brainwashed".
Legally, a serious crime has occured.
But many of you think it's fine because the girl claims it was consensual?
You don't think this teacher has anything to answer for?
What if you had a daughter. She's a little bit mixed up. She's going through regular adolescent issues. She's emotionally a bit vulnerable. A
male teacher at a local school offers to help out. He takes her away camping. He has sex with her. But your daughter says "No, it's ok dad/mom... I wanted to. In fact, we're got married!"
You'd be OK with that?!
All I can say is "Fucking hell... I'm glad you're not my parents".
Mr Mephisto