Tad Cummins, a fifty-year-old teacher, took off several weeks ago with Elizabeth Thomas, a fifteen-year-old student. It's the nightmare play no parent should have to fear yet it's live now in Tennessee although they are probably far out of the state by now.
The situation sucks and nothing much to add to that but Tennessee law could conceivably let Cummins skate.
District Attorney Brent Cooper of the 22nd Judicial Circuit ... said, the law lets children older than 13 decide whether to leave their families, unless they are coerced in some way.
CNN: Could kidnapping law work in Tennessee teacher's favor?
Holy shit ... the age of consent is thirteen in Tennessee. I thought Mississippi was the last one with that on the books but the topic is so noxious I haven't looked at it in years.
The only ones who believe thirteen is a valid age for adult relations are Neolithic cavemen and Arabs.
Note: the report features Robin Meade, the only hot reporter CNN ever needed and, I believe, the first.
You can watch Fox News for the rest of your damn life and you will never find anyone like this. If Ted Nugent ever sees her, he will totally blow a gasket from both ears at once.
Ms Meade is the kind of woman men find attractive whereas Tad Cummins needs to be dragged under the bottom of a boat until he either learns not to mess with children or the sharks come. That still won't get him Robin Meade but it will teach him how to act.
However, Tad Cummins could roll back with the law and the light of Jesus on his side and who's to stop him. The girl left enough signs behind such as changing her online status to 'wife' that no-one could prove coercion. We know intuitively he beguiled her but good luck proving that in court.
Ed: the state will trump up something about violating her civil rights or some such
That sure serves justice to try to out-flank a bullshit law, doesn't it.
Brent Cooper wants to push the age of consent up to eighteen and hopefully the Tennessee voters will support that. Review the article for how he intends that to happen.
I know this looks hypocritical as hell when I've been amused or not much concerned about female teachers nailing their students. I still really don't think it will do those boys any lasting harm but y'all are right about needing equal-opportunity pedo protection for kids. I had already shifted on the position but that lays it out clearly. Bust them hard and make it stop no matter if it's a man or a woman doing it.
The Rockhouse is not going to swing to the darkness with this since we don't believe they're dead. If it was Cummins' purpose to talk her into some kind of pseudo-romantic suicide pact, I doubt they would have ever made it out of the hometown. It's the same answer for if he was thinking if I can't have her then no-one can. If that was his thinking, there's no need to leave town for that either.
The Pedo must have had a fairly coherent plan since they seem to have vanished. American cops have become overmuch dependent on simple technology and they're helpless today if you chuck the cellphone and drop off the Internet; if it's not on Facebook, how will they find it. Finding Cummins and Thomas is going to take some old time Sergeant Friday cop work but he's still out there somewhere, right?
The situation sucks and nothing much to add to that but Tennessee law could conceivably let Cummins skate.
District Attorney Brent Cooper of the 22nd Judicial Circuit ... said, the law lets children older than 13 decide whether to leave their families, unless they are coerced in some way.
CNN: Could kidnapping law work in Tennessee teacher's favor?
Holy shit ... the age of consent is thirteen in Tennessee. I thought Mississippi was the last one with that on the books but the topic is so noxious I haven't looked at it in years.
The only ones who believe thirteen is a valid age for adult relations are Neolithic cavemen and Arabs.
Note: the report features Robin Meade, the only hot reporter CNN ever needed and, I believe, the first.
You can watch Fox News for the rest of your damn life and you will never find anyone like this. If Ted Nugent ever sees her, he will totally blow a gasket from both ears at once.
Ms Meade is the kind of woman men find attractive whereas Tad Cummins needs to be dragged under the bottom of a boat until he either learns not to mess with children or the sharks come. That still won't get him Robin Meade but it will teach him how to act.
However, Tad Cummins could roll back with the law and the light of Jesus on his side and who's to stop him. The girl left enough signs behind such as changing her online status to 'wife' that no-one could prove coercion. We know intuitively he beguiled her but good luck proving that in court.
Ed: the state will trump up something about violating her civil rights or some such
That sure serves justice to try to out-flank a bullshit law, doesn't it.
Brent Cooper wants to push the age of consent up to eighteen and hopefully the Tennessee voters will support that. Review the article for how he intends that to happen.
I know this looks hypocritical as hell when I've been amused or not much concerned about female teachers nailing their students. I still really don't think it will do those boys any lasting harm but y'all are right about needing equal-opportunity pedo protection for kids. I had already shifted on the position but that lays it out clearly. Bust them hard and make it stop no matter if it's a man or a woman doing it.
The Rockhouse is not going to swing to the darkness with this since we don't believe they're dead. If it was Cummins' purpose to talk her into some kind of pseudo-romantic suicide pact, I doubt they would have ever made it out of the hometown. It's the same answer for if he was thinking if I can't have her then no-one can. If that was his thinking, there's no need to leave town for that either.
The Pedo must have had a fairly coherent plan since they seem to have vanished. American cops have become overmuch dependent on simple technology and they're helpless today if you chuck the cellphone and drop off the Internet; if it's not on Facebook, how will they find it. Finding Cummins and Thomas is going to take some old time Sergeant Friday cop work but he's still out there somewhere, right?
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That law doesn't allow him to have sex with her. Since she is under 18 and more than 5 years older, he will still be charged with statutory rape. And it is now federal since he crossed state lines. But the kidnapping charge could be hard to prosecute until again he crossed state lines. But even easier if they list it as crossing to avoid prosecution.
I have no worries about him going to the slammer and I doubt he will get out any time soon, maybe not at all.
That age of consent to leave home rocked me since what thirteen-year-old is equipped to make such a decision and definitely not this one.
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