| The plethora of female teachers charged
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| | for women, it's not about the sex, but
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| with sexual misconduct with their male
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| | rather the romance. It's more of a need
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| students is now such a common news
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| | to be desired, to have someone find them
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| headline that playwright Linda Felton
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| | attractive and the need for attention,"
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| Steinbaum was compelled to write her new
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| | Krop said in a Gainsville Sun article of
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| play, Mustang Sally, which addresses the
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| | 11-17-2005.
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| intriguing similarities of the families
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| | "Though the dynamics for female vs. male
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| of the perpetrators. "To say these
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| | offenders are different, it's still a
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| families are dysfunctional is an
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| | crime if the boy is underage, even if the
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| understatement," says Linda. "And so many
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| | sex is consensual," says Ms. Steinbaum.
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| of them! It's shocking how young the
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| | "Boys are often confused by messages they
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| majority of the victims are. Most assume
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| | see in movies, TV and the media. They get
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| that if a female teacher finds herself in
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| | the repetitive message that if they are
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| an inappropriate relationship with an
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| | presented with an opportunity to have
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| underage boy, he must be very mature and
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| | sex, they are somehow required to comply
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| manly. Not so. Almost fifty percent of
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| | to prove their masculinity. This is even
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| these boys are 13 or younger."
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| | more confusing if the offer comes from a
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| Listed here are just a few of the cases
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| | woman in authority."
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| that have garnered the media's attention;
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| | Krop agrees. He says, "A sexual
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| Joan Marie Sladky with a 16-year old,
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| | relationship with an older woman also
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| Lakina Stutts, age 40 with a 14 year old
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| | causes long-term problems for the young
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| student, Deana Bobo 37, sex with 14 year
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| | (male) victim. These victims tend to have
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| old, Bethany Sherrill 24 with 14 year
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| | more psychological damage than young
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| old, Susan Eble 35 -- 14 year old, Tara
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| | girls," Krop said. "They have boundary
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| Lynn Crisp 29 -- 14 year old, Debra
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| | issues and intimacy problems. They are
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| LaFave with a 14 year old boy, Kelly Lynn
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| | usually vulnerable and women look for
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| Dalecki 28 with 13 year old boy, Sherry
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| | that."
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| Brians 41-- with a 12 year old, Pamela
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| | "We need to protect our sons as well as
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| Turner 27 -- 13 year old boy, Mary Kay
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| | our daughters," says Linda. "It disturbs
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| Letourneau was 34 when she had sex with a
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| | me that this can be so easily dismissed
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| 12 year old, Carol Flannigan 50 -- 11
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| | by society, especially because it's
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| year old former student - and we dare not
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| | happening more often than you might
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| leave out Laura Lynn Findlay who pleaded
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| | think. School boards need to put serious
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| guilty to 22 counts of criminal sexual
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| | deterrents in place to discourage other
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| activity with 8th grade band students
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| | female teachers who might find themselves
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| (that makes them all around age 13)! The
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| | 'drawn' to their young male students."
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| list seems endless - all were teachers.
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| | Top theatrical director Arturo Castillo
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| Linda studied the family structure of
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| | has been secured to lead the world
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| female teachers who find themselves
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| | premiere production of Mustang Sally.
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| involved in sexual misconduct (statutory
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| | Arturo has directed in many large Equity
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| rape) with their male students. According
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| | venues including the National Theatre in
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| to Harry Krop, a licensed psychologist in
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| | London. We are very excited to have a
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| Gainesville, FL, "The motivation for
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| | director of Arturo's caliber committed to
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| adult women who form a sexual
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| | this production. I have worked with
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| relationship with boys is different than
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| | Arturo before and, like me, he is most
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| men who develop relationships with girls.
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| | excited about new theatrical pieces that
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| Men who have sex with girls tend to have
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| | have a timely message.
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| sexual disorders, such as pedophilia. But
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