Several justices of the Supreme Court of Georgia appeared open this week to a former teacher's challenge of her conviction for a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student at her school. A lawyer for Melissa Lee Chase argued that a student's consent is a defense to the statute under which the teacher was convicted. A defense win could set off a debate about how far the criminal law can go in prohibiting sexual contact between teachers and their students who are otherwise old enough to consent to sex.
April 16, 2009 at 12:00 AM
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Several justices of the Supreme Court of Georgia on Tuesday appeared open to a former Augusta-area teacher’s challenge of her conviction for a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student at her school.
A lawyer for Melissa Lee Chase argued that a student’s consent is a defense to the statute under which the teacher was convicted.
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