
Essex County Prosecutor's Office
Erica Depalo was named Essex County's "Teacher of the Year" in 2011.
A woman who was named Essex County, N.J.’s “Teacher of the Year” in 2011 has been suspended from her job after being accused of having sex with a 15-year-old student.
West Orange High School teacher Erica DePalo, 33, of Montclair, was charged Friday with first-degree aggravated sexual assault, second-degree sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office announced.
DePalo is accused of having an illegal sexual relationship with a male student she taught in her honors English class, according to acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray.
DePalo, who in addition to teaching English was also the junior varsity tennis coach, began a sexual relationship with the student on or about June 15, according to West Orange Police Detective Louis Mignone. The relationship continued until Aug. 28, Mignone said.
Superior Court Judge Martin G. Cronin set bail at $100,000.
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DePalo was suspended "immediately and indefinitely" by the school district, according to a statement by West Orange School District Superintendent James O’Neill, the Montclair Patch reported.
According to northjersey.com, DePalo made a video after winning Essex County Teacher of the Year in 2011 and in it she said, “I don’t have any children. And I always say that I don’t have any children to go home and take care of, but every morning and every day that I go to school I have 110 children that are very near and dear to my heart.”
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the 15 year old dubbed her" teacher of the year."
teacher of the rear
Most likely all the boys voted her teacher of the year. And the winner of teacher of the year is "Ms. Easy" Give her 1 boner up!
That "teacher of the year" competition is getting to be as bad as politics. The candidates will do ANYTHING to pander for more votes!
109 children very near and dear to her heart, plus one very near and dear to her vagina. Well, at least she can never have her "Teacher of the Year" award taken away.
bet he wasn't thinking outside of the 'box'...
so whats the big deal when I was 15 i would have loved to bang a few of my teachers
Bet that kid was studying hard all the time.
Hummmmmmmmmmmm ~~~~~ Most young guys fantasy! ... Sorry Ms DePalo ... Every woman will malign you and the guys are all thinkin .....
"Wish it would have happened to me!"
Man, it only lasted a few months. Hopefully he got to hit as much as possible in that short time. Lucky bastard!
i think she is a scab, and should get the same punishment a man would get....
yaaaaa RIIIGHT! if this was a male teacher, he would get close to life, bet she walks away with 5 yrs, and most of that suspendended sentence with 5-10 supervision..... i dont think she is any better looking than what i would pick up at a bar for a 1 night'r and kick out the door in the morning if not sooner, looks wise.
33 yrs old you know she was a hot and wet one he probably hit every hole she had
nAUGHTY... why so much hate...give us a break let us have our fantasies.
My dad use to say 15 will get you 30. In this case 15 will get you 33.
She's teacher of the year in my book. This is one of the dumbest "laws" there is. At most, she should have been given a warning. A fifteen year old guy is at most flattered, and probably studies ten times better. Who snitched on her? His jealous classmate?
There's a reason "Hot for Teacher" was a hit song....
Although, if it were released today it would probably be quashed by the PC police.
Six or eight beers, maybe. Would never bang her if I was sober.
Teacher of the year - the irony is astounding. This is the third "Teacher of the Year" I've read about having sex with their students in the last few months. Gotta wonder what the criteria are to become Teacher of the Year.
Abby, I assume they are voted on by the students after stuffing the ballot box.
Teachers cheating with other staff is far more rampant - isn't that right my ex wife the teacher.
You know, a lot of you sick SOB'S think this is funny... I think this is very sad...haha just joking, I think it's pretty funny too.
I wish the mods here on MSNBC were more concerned with all the idiots posting trash on here than with people saying something bad about Obama. What she did was ILLEGAL. I know some of you people have no concept of morals but think what would happened if she got pregnant. I am not sure she would. But if she wanted to she could get a government funded abortion. best to not get involved with the students.
How many times does 15 go into 33, Billy? As often as I can get it up, teach.
The student had have been drunk to have any kind of sex with that.....now that is Coyote ugly!
I have DID and one of the symptoms I possess is amnesia. When I was in junior high and high school there were these female teachers of mine who were related to one another. They came from pedophilia infested families (pedophilia is genetic and you better believe it) and these families were also into incest. These teachers of mine had knowledge about DID and it's symptoms, after all pedophilia is the leading cause for DID infliction (followed by psychopathic cruelty which happened to me). When I was thirteen and in seventh grade I had a female teacher who was pedophilia. When she realized I had DID she was in words in her joy. As for me, well it was my wonder years. To make a long story short I had sex with her. Today I cannot remember this teacher's name. At this same time I was also having sex with another relative of this teacher, my fourth grade homeroom teacher Ms. Jackson. When I was in fourth grade Ms. Jackson wore go-go boots and mini skirts, but I wasn't into sex at that time. Well my seventh grade school teacher wound up in prison for another child crime and Ms. Jackson was killed by the LCN. BTW, I also had sex with Ms. Jackson's older sister. Then I went to high school and there I had sex with two english teachers. Ellie Truman who's name is now Mrs. Clinton and Ms. Zimmeon if I spelled her last name correctly. With Ellie I use to go to motels with her and with Ms. Zimmeon she would do me inside a book storage room and later she brought me to her apartment. These two teachers are still around today I believe. Ellie truman married her brother and they have a son. She's the school librarian of my old high school today I believe. Ms. Zimmeon, she retired a few years ago I believe. Now I'm going to rat on these two high school teachers. They were teachers of Dedham High School in Dedham, Ma. If Ellie Truman er Mrs. Clinton is still there I bet she's still hunting for the sixteen year old meat which was her favorite choice of age. BTW, these teachers were good looking and hot!
For all you "hot for teacher" guys, what if your son got his 33 year old teacher pregnant? How would you feel about her as a daughter-in-law?
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Debby Downer...has arrived...
Not enough facts in this article for anyone to make a decision. But, I must say, she surely took that mug shot with a smile, or smirk.? Guilty or innocent, dang that was inappropriate! And to all those who comment about the "alleged allegations" just being every little teen boys fantasy, I will only say this, jokes aside, what IF it were YOUR child, boy or girl? I'm guessing all those posts came from the teenager basement dwellers, or the grown up basement dwellers who still have yet to have a "first" date. No other sane person would ever think that in any way this was appropriate.
Where were all of these horny teachers when I was growing up? I will say when I was in the ninth grade I had a teacher come onto me. I was so nervoused I turned her down. I look back and I regret that I didn't go thru that experience. It would have been really good now that I know what I know.
lol. that's funny. shotgun weddings went out about 50 years ago. where are you, Iran?
It doesn't look like the kid scored very well, but whats a teachers job if not to teach, she just takes it a little more seariously then what the job discription states. and kids are eager to learn, its been going on forever the best job for a pedaphile is a teacher, or in some respect someone who deals with children, who do you trust.
So far she has been has been accused, arrested and charged, but not proven guilty. Shouldn't some of you wait and see what the final outcome is before you would have her beheaded? Calling he names, demanding a pound of flesh? She was suspended from her job, which seems right since if she is guilty, no parent wants their child being taught by her. However, she not be guilty at all; then what?
You're right Browenstein. Now he would just be financially liable. As far as "shot gun weddings" look at Mary Kay Letourneau. Barbara Walters paid for her big event and televised it. Full coverage in the Globe and Enquirer I'm sure. And your boy woulda' made ya real proud. By the way, if this happened in Iran the woman would likely be stoned to death.
I wonder if this is like cockroaches if you see one then there are hundreds. Are these the unlucky teachers getting caught? But I suspect that this isn't the case. It goes against human nature to keep such relationships secret especially for a teenage boy. So I am not sure what is more disturbing, the fact that it happens so often; or that there are so many stupid teachers out there that think they can get away with something like this. I mean they have to read about these cases themselves. The last one that allowed her gang bang to be filmed, that blows the mind. What's going on?
Ahh, yes, my dear "self-proclaimed" RevSpinnaker, she may have indeed been stoned to death in Iran, but the boy would be named the Shah !
Maureen if it was a man i bet you would be demanding that animal be locked up for a 100 years
@ Maureen:
I agree with tim. Suspended from her job for statutory rape? If it were a man you'd be salivating at the thought of him meeting "Bubba" in prison.
From the looks of the picture shes nothing to look at. Must be one hard up 15 year old. Somebody get that dumb ass a hustler or something.
All you comedians: I wonder what would be your punch line if this was your daughter???? Get a Grip; everything is not funny!!!!
Maureen, even if she's found not guilty her career is over.
I don't see the problem here. Society says that a 12 year old girl is mature enough to get an abortion without parental consent (radicals suggesting otherwise are just waging a war on women), so why isn't a 15 year old boy mature enough to consent to sex? And for those claiming this is pedophilia (assuming the allegations are true) you have no idea what the word means.
Well one thing is for sure, she doesn't have her virginity anymore, but she sure keeps the box it came in stuffed.
wow...what a lucky kid...too bad he couldn't keep his stupid mouth shut....
From what most people have posted, then Sandusky should be freed because it was all fun! From something like 18 years old on till now, I could have had sex with many a 12 or so year old girl or older (but under-aged) if I wanted to because of my experience and influence, but I didn't because I knew it was wrong. Why should a woman get away with it. And I know what it is too, why people are more harsh on men than they are on women who prey on children. It's because of that flap of skin called a hymen, boys don't have it but girls lose it and once it's gone, it's gone. For some reason, that little flap of skin is worth the higher penalty for adult men having sex with under-aged girls then women doing the same with boys.
But why is it almost always female teachers who are charged and jailed? In my kid's high school there were at least three teachers and one retired principal who openly bragged about their activities, and everyone but me seemed to think it was just fine. In fact, one of them had a father on the school board, and I was told by another board member that they had "tiptoed around that situation for quite some time" because of his father's position on the school board.
Not to downplay the seriousness of this, but a $100,000 bond? A woman murdered her infant and dumped her in a trash can and got a bond of $47,500. Pedophiles, molesters and rapists get released every day, seriously messed up society we live in.
Retired RN-439841
i think i am going to call BS on your story.....
women go to jail more so than men? you DO live in a closet land..... that would be a 1st ever!!! i also doubt parents, as well a school board would allow 3 teachers and a principal who openly bragged about molesting kids just keep doing it, because the all powerful school board.
this woman should go to prison as long as any man, with the same punishments attached. you want equal rights, its long past time you started to get them punishment wise.
A hole new definition of sex education... Really, I hope this slut understands what she has done for this young boy who is at the stage of starting to explore his sexuality. The example given is absolutely wrong. Had this been a male teacher and a 15 yo female our society would definitely be more demanding for justice. Since it is a male victim our society doesn't consider the same weight.
@ rude-6716835, post 1.6
Did you take a good look at the teacher?
@ Peter Jacobs, A hole new definition of sex education...
Don't know if this spelling was intentional or not, but it's priceless..............
@ Retired RN-439841, post 1.44
When it is a male teacher it's not just having sex with a student, its call child molestation or rape. What it is called makes it sound like your going to go to jail for a much longer time. Unless you are a real dumb @ss of a male you won't do this type of crime. Women on the other hand might get 4 or 5 years in jail which with good behavior equals 3 at the most. They need to call it what it is RAPE!
Welcome to the 21st century, where all it takes is one unfounded accusation....
It seems this teacher watched the movie, Summer of '42, too many times. It's just a case of Cougars need love too.
WoW , what a different point of view this liberal group community of people have when its the other way around. Back in March when Jordan powers, and Mr. Hooker were in their relationship , he is 41 , she was 17 turned 18 , and everyone is crying freaking bloody murder pedophilia.
You guys truly amaze me the double standard lives you all live in. Its ok when a woman does it, its every guys desire, but when it comes to a girls desire to be with an older man, its a crime of a misused word pedophilia. Give me a break.
Brings new meaning to; Do you want to get ahead in the class,
what is wrong with these crazy bidg'es ?
Hey Aniani, thanks... Definitely intentional...
Yes, the double standard is unbelievable here............can't wait for the next male teacher to nail a little girl and watch everyone say he needs to be in jail getting raped...............I don't get it.
Here's one for all those who believe what she did was alright!
Sandusky molested young men in the shower, and societie is in an uproar, in my opinion rightfully so.
What makes what this teacher has done any less criminal?
Instead of a double standard, our society has now progressed (digressed) to a triple standard.
What I see is a great number of potential pedophiles making jokes about a serious situation. It doesn't matter how old the kid was or how big he is, a teacher should know how to behave, besides what she did is called rape and we don't know how many kids went trough her hands.
The other day there was an article about an 1 year old girl that was "raped" for months by at least 20 guys,. I supposed the guys with the fantasies fantasized with that too.
Any of you guys saying she is ugly and why would this 15 year old do her. Think back to when you were 15. If it was offered, you took it. Looks had nothing to do with it.
I'm sure the kid learned a lot from her... I wish my teachers were so willing to give themselves to their students...
Sometimes, not all at 15 were THAT decisive.
I will admit though there was one teacher I wanted so badly, I would have taken that memory to the grave if it ever came to fruitation......
Another question...how old is 15 really?
I got to hand it to em', the kid's got spunk!
Sadly, what I posted is not BS, but rather the absolute truth. In fact, a former principal who was on the school board when I left the area thinks it's a huge source of merriment that his and his (now)
wife's "antics" during her senior trip (he was at that time a biology teacher and went with the senior class as a chaperone) were the reason that no other senior class had an overnight trip for thirty years, and that was merely the tip of the iceberg in that particular little cesspool. When my kid was a seventh grader the social studies teacher, the one whose father was a school board member, showed movies like "Eddie Murphy Raw" in class, and in my kids words made no secret of the fact
that he was "doing" a senior. And we won't even talk about the girls basketball coach. Or the fact that it took me three years of lobbying to get a policy on the books that school staff were prohibited from dating students.
Don't misunderstand me. I think the whole bunch, male and female, should be locked up, made to register as sex offenders, and never allowed within arms length of a child again. Sadly, no one seemed to agree with me and that also is the absolute truth.
What a waste of time and money. Hope she filmed the episodes, that way she will not have to worry about income for the rest of her life.
Just do not see the big deal in this, even at 15 the kid had his eye on the prize and his body reacted as if in full maturity.
Too bad his brain disconnected and his ego made him spill the beans, he could taken advantage of that for awhile. That is where the immaturity is.
Horrors, another teen that will be forced to undergo months of intense therapy to get that smile wiped off his face.
Pretty hilarious how so many people are condemning the teacher in these comments, yet absolutely no evidence is stated in the article. All it says is that she was arrested and charged, with no mention of how they arrived at that decision. Once again, people falling into the 'shock-value' of the article without actually comprehending it. Why not wait until there are actually FACTS before passing judgement? Although, that might be asking too much of some in this discussion.
Maybe the winners are a little confused as to what the prizes are................maybe when they heard they would be "paid" they thought they said "laid".
"....but every morning and every day that I go to school I have 110 children that are very near and dear to my heart.”
More like, very nead and dear to my yahoo!
Meanwhile back on the picket line for more pay, less students per class, more vacation time, more "class preparation time" and just before the start of the school year:
You can't even send your kids to school anymore..... Pure non sense.
"It's all about the children..." cracks me up. I wouldn't want to teach but if I did, I think $70,000 a year, 2 1/2 months off in the summer, 4 -5 weeks vacation inbetween, a pretty good health insurance policy and pension plan, tenure (can't get fired if you life depended upon it), sabatticals (take a year off and still have a job) WOULD BE ENOUGH. I don't know. I have a college degree. I'd like to have all of that. Guess I could if I wanted to teach OR work in a job with no life at all.
Teacher of the year - the irony is astounding. This is the third "Teacher of the Year" I've read about having sex with their students in the last few months. Gotta wonder what the criteria are to become Teacher of the Year.
-------Had a teacher slept with me when I was in school, she would have gotten my vote. The only problem is, my teachers were older than dirt and some of them were teaching Civil War history having been there themselves.
I had to laugh spellchecker as that was my school also..............my history teacher would start off "When I voted for Lincoln".
spellchecker and gtouch: now THAT was funny! Here I was, planning on making some witty come-back for the same post, and you both beat me to it. Now, nothing I say would even compare...
I've got to note 2 things: 1, I've don't believe anyone has called for her head on a platter or for her to be neutered, unlike a very famous teacher/students case that happened a little while ago. Then again, it's a male fantasy to sleep with teacher, rather than get porked by the Coach, so I guess we're just letting that slide.
2, I'm noticing that all the people getting caught for this sort of thing now are pediatricians and teachers who all greatly excel in their fields. Not to say those going into those jobs are into that sorta thing, but the ones who get the highest honors are starting to be found out for it. Do they have a higher stake/caring in the children around them because of the attraction?
Whatever the case, at this rate the only ones that'll be allowed in those fields are the lazy ones looking to kickback and let computers do all the teaching for them. I suppose even a hobo would look good in a pencil skirt, but, eesh...
The Judge should give her a good tongue lashing, fine her $10, tell her what a great job she's doing ... and send her back to work!
Which guy said her pussy looked like a bush
So its ok for a female to molest children but if a guy does it he should be murdered. I'm beginning to understand why this country is turning to @!$%#. Hopefully that kid got his HPV vaccine or he may die from her infected vagina. He could also die from her hepatitis, aids, etc... But as long as he got some right morons??
You guys saying she's ugly and wouldn't hit it, remember, you're only seeing her face. As far as we know she could have a badonkadonk azz.. just sayin.
@RobWI ... would you have the same reaction if the teacher had been male and the student female?
This teacher really is looks like a guy!! I think the only she/he could attract would be a 15 year old or Stevie Wonder. Revoke her teaching license all over the United States..........
fix the hair,some makeup,it does wonders.ever see oprah without makeup?
I think that New Jersey is simply the Ugly capitol of the USA.
Obviously, you AREN'T thinking, Xizang. Morons like yourself who just assume New Jersey is an ugly place have either never been here or have only seen the few dirty cities up north. We're called the Garden State because, guess what? We have many hundreds of miles of beautiful farmland and forrests. Try learning a bit about a place before you ASSume anything about it. Go spew your ignorance somewhere else, ya' trailor trash.
so...........all the women look like cattle?
rbjko; every State has stereotypes - I think the ones here in Arizona are pretty funny, and deserving.
well dont know bout the women in Jersey, but one thing is for sure they cant drive a car for sh*t. thats a fact!
He hit that hole and he blabbed. she was stupid to think it wouldnt get out. she a Ho that for some reason cant attract a man her age, probably a bossy type that most guys wont put up with. Bottom line women in general these days are hoars. not all but a good amount. Whos to blame ? Liberal Media. U know the types, sell ur soul for a dollar. Who gives a crap about people as long as i can make MONEY types. U want to Plaster smut all over daytime tv. U want to mainstream pornography. U want some sort of sexual content every 30 seconds from Advertisers. Then u reap what u sow. What do u reap? in a nut shell .. Hoars! . Dont get me wrong. I would have loved Banging my teach at 15. Dropping loads and getting A+. That a adolecense dream! However i got two young daugthers, and im not happy about all the crap coming out of the media perverting young peoples minds. All Hail the Almighty Dollar!
LOL. "Hoars". You sound like a total ignoramus.
RBJ .... I completely agree with you on compiling a thought with a whole state ! However, the "trailer trash" comment was not needed, as it does kind of diminish the point you made by setting yet another "universal" idea of someone else's life & lifestyle. Again, I do agree with your original point of view!
New Jersey the garden state? who dubbed it that? Snooky? I went there once I thought it was a staging point for trash waiting to get into New York. Post #2.3 obviously doesn't get around much.
Bigpun you spell that with a W.
He is 15.... Have you heard about guys who would "do" a snake because they are so horny? Well, when you are 15, you would f*ck a pile of rocks if you thought that there might be a snake in there.
The difference between Jersey girls and trash is that trash gets picked up.
Notice how all this stuff happens in New Jersey?
Oh yes, ONLY in NJ, says the moron. Mary Kay Latourneu didn't happen in NJ and that blonde bimbo LaFavre happened in Florida. But yes, the ignorant and narrowminded always blame NJ because they don't know any better LOL It happens EVERYWHERE, WAKE UP.
Notice how you ignorant, Jersey-bashing morons have no idea what you'te talking about? This stuff happens everywhere. Get a clue. Generalizing an entire state is what pinheads like you do, I guess.
Yeah, that response will do a lot to change minds.
go swallow Mitt's mess, jersy booty boy! Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! One of those jersy homos must ta' gotcha!
Jersey sucks
Baaaaad Snoooookie
Mark Hoof.....now that you have pinpointed all the problems of our nation to "Jersey", I will certainly sleep sounder tonight....aaaah, sweet dreams. Now, let's just round up the whole state and move on...nothing else here to see or hear folks.....lol :))
Hey...easy on the Jersey jokes. This tramp is an exception to the rule.
Hey if Obama can blame Bush why can't we blame Jersey?
Big Pun, you sound like an insecure, misogynistic little wiener who needs to get a grip on his chauvinistic diatribes. Oh and by the way genius, it is not Hoars. It is spelled Whore.
Notice how the people who obviously don't know the first thing about NJ are the ones making all the stupidity filled comments? Hey @!$%#s ... NJ is THE most densely populated state in the country for a REASON ... people WANT to live here because we have it all. Two, in spite of being the most densely populated state in the USA, 40% of the state is STILL open / undeveloped space; either park, farm or otherwise preserved land / or UN-developed space.
Is it true about jersey girls, their pussy looks like a bush
goes to show youpeople are not always what they seem to be
When I was 15 she would have done, now that I'm 65 she would still do!!
Aaaah, not getting out much any more young man? Get a "blow" up gal, still better than a pedophile. Again, not enough info in this article, and we're not judge/jury. But....IF true, she's nothing more than a pedophile...refers to man/woman abusing children. She was in a position of authority, and the Lord knows he isn't fully capable of all thought processes at this young age....hence why they call them adolescents, non-adults!
While I do get the humor, and I hope that's all it is, I have not lost my sense of humor....however:
I also am a survivor of abuse, and sometimes it just pains me to think that ANYONE would excuse the fact that it was a female vs male. In my case it was male vs female....maybe that sounds worse to you all. I will tell you, abuse is abuse, no matter what. I'm sure at the time, hey, a young male, & all that macho fluff, may be all about it.... then his brain develops, & he realizes that in fact he was taken advantage of in the situation. That my friends will never go away. 40 yrs later, it stays with you, and will for the rest of our lives. To diminish it in any way, is to say we didn't matter then, and we don't matter now. Just STOP with the "idea" that it was a woman committing the heinous act. And sadly, this scum is just now rising to the top. I'm sure it's been going on a long, long time. SHAME on her! IF GUILTY, prosecute to the fullest extent of the law!
@Rbjk New jersey isn't big enough to classify as a state, maybe a quarter a state but not a full state, the only thing smaller is RI, Ive seen bigger Indian reservations.
Banging a 15 year old isn't pedophilia it's hebephilia. A hundred fifty years ago 15 year old boys had children and went off to fight in the Civil War. How is it that we've managed dumb down kids so much in that time?
Girls get married at 14 yo in Mexico.
It's neither paedophilia (the sexual attraction to prepubescent individuals), nor hebephilia (the sexual attraction to pubescents or individuals from the onset of puberty until 13 or 14 years of age.) Since puberty (sexual maturation) and puberatum (psychosocial maturation) varies from person to person, it's relative only to physiological and sociological development on a case by case basis.
In DePalo's case, it could be defined as ephebophilia (the sexual attraction to individuals in the latter stages of adolescence that have already experienced puberty, not an individual 'experiencing' puberty), if she prefers pubescent individuals rather than adults; and if, in fact, there is an attraction present, rather than just a mutal 'interest'. For it to be an 'attraction', the individual(s) must display characteristics or a principal quality that it provides pleasure, not just something involving or engaging the attention of one's curiosity. Ephebophilia is used only to describe the preference for mid-to-late adolescent sexual partners (15-19), not the mere presence of some level of sexual attraction.
According to both the DSM and ICD, the definition and diagnosis of paedophilia must be a person 16 years of age or older in which his or her primary sexual attractions occur exclusively in prepubescent children that are at least 5 years of age younger than the adolescent; furthermore, this attraction must be persistent or recurrent. n.b. Society demonstratively labels individuals, like Erica DePalo, paedophiles when in actuality they are 'paraphiliacs'.
Paraphilia involves sexual arousal and gratification, involving a sexual behavior that is atypical or extreme (as defined by the APA.) 'The American Journal of Psychiatry' describes paraphilia as recurrent, intense and sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors generally involving children. A paedophile wants to have sex with prepubescent children; a paraphiliac has sex with prepubescent children.
Furthermore, the unattested characteristics of this 15 year old STUD could be labeled as teleiophilia--sexual attraction to adults. Because mid-to-late adolescents usually have physical characteristics near (or in some cases, identical) to that of full-grown adults, some level of sexual attraction to persons in the age group is common among adults.
I am personally attracted to a wide range of individuals in varying degrees of age. So are all normal adults; men and women alike! There are these 15 year old little sluts that hang out at the park near my house that I would love to have a recurring sexual relationship with, but there are also "white trash hotties" like @Charles-1820634 daughter that I would only f**k once, then kick her to the curb--somewhere in Jersey!
My point is this: no human being can stop the feeling of attraction! All men turn and look at a peachy ass or nice tits (regardless of age) and most likely fantasize about it; all women do the same except in terms of a well-toned, good-looking man and fantasize about his cock penetrating her (and women fantasize more than men.) Whether or not we act upon it is a different animal. In fact, most women live in this "hopeless romantic" fantasy world!
e.g. Look at the chick who wrote the 'Twilight' novel, Stephanie Meyer. Before fame, no man would fantasize about her, not even her husband. We all know as she gets fat, we get violent. She's not getting any dick at home, so she wrote her fantasies in her book--you have the dark and dreamy, shirtless Jacob and the tall, quiet and handsome Edward. The author clearly loves a good gang bang...on one side you have the bad boy werewolf and on the other the obedient vampyre. Furthermore, she has an 18-19 year old boy "imprint" on an infant. How disgusting is that? A clear case of Nepiophilia (Infantophilia)--a sexual preference for infants and toddlers. Is she suggesting that this is okay, or is this just normal behavior exhibited by werewolves? Do you see what I mean--'Fantasyland'.
Erica DePalo and the 15 year old STUD did nothing wrong. They were both acting upon human instinct. An instinct imprinted in us that is so powerful that you cannot help but act upon it provided it is consensual. Any sexual attraction that occurs after puberty is perfectly normal for all ages and both sexes. In fact, it is Godly and Divine. The Bible tells us that the only reason God created man and woman was so that they could procreate. You don't see other animals or mammals asking another's age before they mate--they just get it on--and in some instances it would be considered rape. Certain species are only 2 weeks old when they mate; do you know why--because they can produce offspring and procreate! (In my opinion, there is too mutch courting that takes place in both the animal kingdom and the human population; just go upstairs, take your f***ing clothes off and spread your legs.) But for some reason people freak out about this when it happens. The next time you see 2 birds f***ing will you stop and call the local game commissioner and say, "I'd like to report a sparrow rape," or will you say, "awhhh, how cute..." And if it were my son that became involved with a teacher I would give him a high five, ask him to have her over for dinner and then teach him the Eiffel Tower all whilst intsilling the selfless act of sharing and the humility of gratitude.
Not only that I don't think the kid suffered too much.
RMK is terrifying!He sounds very intelligent and that in itself is a good thing but he sounds like one of those perverts that are masturbating while watching kids at the playground or trying to pick up children on a chat line. Gross! You give me the creeps! Yuck!
Yeah well some animals lick their genitals and eat feces too.
A parent has legal custody of their child until 18 years of age. That's the law. If you can't find a mate that is 18 years old or older then their is something seriously wrong with you.
rmk, just because you looked up a bunch of fancy words doesn't mean you aren't a moron. By your 'logic', since I am an animal, I could follow my instincts and kill and eat someone.
Also, "My point is this: no human being can stop the feeling of attraction! " We can't stop any of our feelings. But what separates humans from animals is the ability to override our base instincts. Your fantasy world of screwing 15 year olds (Nice going admitting that, by the way) would also include following any other animalistic urge that popped into your head.
I just threw up in my mouth reading this story
Try keeping a barf bag near your computer.
Kathy34,
That's why you should always swallow..don't fight it.
She's still teacher of the year in my book..lol
Really? How old are you......15?
Old enough to F**K your daughter! If there's grass on the field, then the field is 'in play'!
Old enough to get a shotgun shoved up your ass, too, rmk.
Lol, she's getting punished because she taught him what most 15 year olds want to learn the most
He IS a little young, however, most boys want an older woman at some point in their teenage years because they want to experience someone with experience. There are many older women who enjoy the attention, stamina, and the feeling of power there is in teaching. As I said, he is a bit young, but I don't think either was harmed and it would never have lasted long enough to be a problem for either. All his future girlfriends will appreciate what she did for him. Most men will agree and I expect the haters to be females, but really, haven't some of you seen a younger guy and wondered?
Does Vegas allow betting on who will get "teacher of the year" next? LOL.
Its nature's way for the young to be taught the ways of the world. I don't condone it, but people like this teacher are the way they are for a reason.
There may be some truth to that statement.
Kat.... I hope & prey that YOU are nowhere, at any time near children. What makes you think in any way this is acceptable is just foreign to my mind & soul. YOU'RE thoughts are what perpetuates the continuing of abuse of our children...and so goes another & another generation...and so on and so on. Wish I had a talk with you face to face....but then again, you just might be 15, with severe acne & still wanting that "first" date. If that is true, remember you should really, really pay attention for what you wish for...,it just may come true & not be what you expected. Take care, little man.
Is there any evidence that consensual sex with a 15 year old causes said 15 year old any psychological harm?
At least he's getting some real 'hands-on' sex education.
Kat---You're what's called a "whore".
Bet he was near and dear to more than her heart !! A very sad mistake in her life, Don't kid yourself, the boy will have to live with guilt the rest of his life. He knew it was wrong, but hormones are what they are.
You really think this kid cares about what happened? I doubt it.
Guilt??????????? HAHAHA!
You are 100% mistaken. He just had a head start that all adolescent boys would kill for.
A real HEAD start.
Bensgpa...as ben's grandpa, I will guess you are from another era. Today's 15 year olds are raised by Hanna Montana and Paris Hilton, sex is everything. Won't be long till we hear about female middle school teachers screwing the boys.
You are clueless. A 15 year old is looking to score and this one did; and he even enjoyed the fantasy every non-homo male 15 year old has had. Too bad that she was HIS teacher because absent that situation, nothing would've come of this-well, maybe they would have but it wouldn't be news.
You actually believe/think the BOY will, "have to live with guilt"?!
That, my poor moron, is absurd.
The boy will have to live the rest of his life having fulfilled most every teenage boy's fantasy...a porn theme, nonetheless. No guilt will be involved.
AmayaB
If "that kid" is still smiling then he's already on his way to being an arrogant piece of **** who uses women like toys and then dumps them.
LOL! Unwittingly, you've painted a very vivid image of your oft jilted-self.
Sad but true in my opinion. But on the lighter side...how do you make a hormone? Don't pay her.
Of course, she won't be punished nearly as harshly as she would had she been a "he" having sex with a female student. For some reason, our system excuses females from criminal behavior.
Hmmmmm....no....I think not. The punishment will probably be the same.
Xizang: Of course, she won't be punished nearly as harshly as she would had she been a "he" having sex with a female student. For some reason, our system excuses females from criminal behavior.
If the judge is a man and has the same mind-set as most of the males posting in this thread, that is the reason.
She needs to go to jail, and for a long time. Any teacher that has a sexual relationship with a student, needs to go to jail. But, she will probably get probation and then back to teaching " her way ".
Yea .. and if the judge is some homely, undersexed, unsatisfied woman, she'll hang her ass!
LOL @ moonbeamracer
jrdrop - exactly
need some comment music...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXQYcNSNIb8
I know this will come as a shock to many of you who are appalled by her behavior, but men and women are different sexually. I know, it's shocking. That kid is probably still smiling. She shouldn't be held to the same punishment as an adult male, period.
So equality is something you don't care about all that much eh?
Of course men and women are differently sexually. That's what separates us into men and women, which is a no-brainer, but a predator is a predator.
If "that kid" is still smiling then he's already on his way to being an arrogant piece of **** who uses women like toys and then dumps them.
uh no... the justice system is supposed to be blind, and she should have the book thrown at her. only an idiot thinks that gender is an excuse. if anything men are should be punished less than women in the which gender gets it worse scenario, men are biologically designed to spread their seed to as many able bodied females as possible. women are biologically designed to seek only the single highest quality suitor.
from a purely biological stand point women have being picky naturally in them so for her to fail at it is more severe than some one pre programed to nail anything that moves.....
You must be a misandrist. To turn it around and blame an underage boy for the sickness of a twisted woman? I pity you, man hater.
Panda49 said, "but a predator is a predator".
That young man should be punished for what he did.
You must be a misandrist. To turn it around and blame an underage boy for the sickness of a twisted woman? I pity you, man hater.
I'm only stating things the way I see them. He got popular from having sex with someone older, he'll think sex is cool, and he'll go on to have sex with another woman and another and another... all without any emotion involved because emotions = evil nowadays.
I don't hate all men. Just ones that you're seeing throughout these comments who think they can do absolutely no wrong simply because they're men. They cry about women having more rights, saying they want things to be equal, but then they say things that implies they want things done in the man's favor, which would STILL be unequal.
I always wondered how you get to be chosen teacher of the year. Now I know
Geez. This lady is a freak and an exception to the rule. You rarely hear of this happening, so many weird comments here.
I would say "where were these teachers when I was in school?", but I think they were there too. Only difference, my generation was smart enough to keep their mouths shut about it.
I'm guessing your generation didn't have internet, smart phones, social media, cameras everywhere, spy drones, etc.
Lucky for you actually.
This trend of students not learning to keep their yap shut has got to stop...
Personally, I think sexual assault is a little much for a charge, but she should certainly loose her educator's license without chance of review. At least this time the district did something substantial instead of just transferring her to another school.
What concerns me the most is that she seems to think of her students as her "children" and yet is comfortable having sexual relations with them.
not "them", "him".
Yeah, Avenger, because sex with one student isn't as bad.
"transfer to another school" sounds more like the Vatican solution. They runoff teachers.
What is wrong with her?she should go to a bar or somewhere to get a partner....I don't understand this S..
kid must have had a 10 inch or more that bastard
Armineh13....she seems to like the younguns...again, IF guilty...sicko who can't handle or deal with the adults...arrested development!
Smokenthepot....THC DOES kill the brain cells....a fact, and certainly proven by your post.... hmmm, penile envy there mister smoken? And to repeat...arrested development....
no THC does not kill your braincells, try and do some research and actually open your mind before you spew straight trash out of your mouth, recent studies have actually shown that the use of marijuana actually stimulates brain cells, so get a @!$%#ing clue before you spread your ignorance
Why didn't this activity happen when I was in high school?
It happened plenty, just it wasnt possible to send picture messages to the entire student body in a single click while riding on a bus.
It did, just not as outspoken as today with all the media, especially internet. Still sick though...abuse is still abuse!
and soon to be named teacher of the for 2012. good job!
What is wrong with people these days!!!
yupp...back in the day you could bang the teacher...and everybody was happy...
These days? We had this happen in my high school in the 70's. No internet back then.
I think maybe CWater was referring to the majority of comments here when asking the question, "What is wrong with people these days!!!"
I would have loved to have these kind of teachers back in the day. I don't see that it could hurt the 15 year-old, but a suit vs the district means money nowadays...
I don't understand these situations but I know they are wrong and need to be addressed.
Really Wallace?
So what ?...boys will stick it anywhere at that age, he probably is the most popular of all his friends now....
Not the same as a male teacher doing a 15 year old girl, thats rape
Yes there is and should be a double standard..I was a teenage boy once upon a time..
By your response, you haven't really evolved from that teenage boy you were once upon a time.
You WANT a double standard? You WANT things to be unfair? Wow... you're a piece of trash.
wow man.......really??
You don't have kids do you?
Congrats on the most moronic statement on this board.
Thank you!
Yes there should be a Double Standard...Boys are Not the same as girls when it comes to sexual behaviour...Boys want to screw anything and everything, it's not traumatizing to a boy if an older woman has sex with him...Much different for a girl
I could care less of your Conservative narrow views of me, these are the facts
let her go !
Yea, men and women are sexually the same and should be held to the same standard.
one is an innie the other is a outie
You are absolutely wrong. It is wrong for an adult to have sex with a minor. It makes no difference if the minor is a male or female. If this teacher truly did what she is accused of doing she had to know it was wrong. I wonder if she has other victims or if this kid is her only victim.
this women went to college got a degree and still came out a dumbass. as for the kid it sounds like modern day porkys gone wrong whats this country coming to
Why is it different calmike? 15 year old kids are not what they used to be.
Boys and girls at that age are very different, for a boy ot's a triumph to get an older woman to have sex with him...for a girl it's a traumatic event that takes her virginity forever...
LOL - people are what they used to be. People just don't hold back from being animals anymore. Take calmike's post for reference on animal instincts.
Just one of many reasons we have fallen from 1st to 18th in the world.
Hehe well said.
This certainly doesn't happen in other countries.
Exactly! I know "modern" times have come to the forefront even in education, but there has to be a line drawn between teacher and student that neither one should cross. We have had the same thing in our school system more than once and it involved both male and female teachers. How do you know that later on this act will not bother the boy? It is easy to be glib and sarcastic about the situation, but our educational system is going to hell in a hand basket. I'm just one of those "old" 32-year teaching veterans who resents the smut put on our profession.
Since the liberals took over the schools in the 70's it has been all down hill. They have managed to suck trillions of dollars in money from the taxpayers making promises of doing a better job. Just like Obama they just need more time and more money.
In most countries outside the US, an adult can have sex with a 15 year old and it's no big deal. I have heard that in some countries, the legal age is as young as 12.
Besides, this kind of stuff has been going on for thousands of years, adults with a much younger partner, and now suddenly over the last few decades, the adult is considered a predator? Thousands of years vs. just a few decades. The education system in America is going down faster than the speed of light anyway. What is it now, number 27 in the world? You don't think this stuff happens elsewhere? Why such a big deal here? Yeah, it's not normal for this to happen, but leave it to the media to make a big stink. Have a nice day!
You have heard that its legal to have sex with a 12 YO in some countries? Or were researching which countrythat this practice is legal?
This topic has never come up in conversation with anyone I have ever spoken with, and honestly it is sickening to read a post that tries to legitimize sexual predation of children.
What I can legitimize though is the fact that if any of your like thinking friends try to have their way with my kids it wouldn't end well for them.
Come on. This kind of thing has happened before...just no internet. It happened in my high school back in the 70's. How about the idiotic comment above about blaming liberals? What kind of dope says that? Imagine the schools way back in the old days....like an out of control zoo I would guess.
It happened in my junior high school TWICE in the late 60s. You're right, JB, this has always gone on. At least since Peter Abelard lost his manhood for fooling around with his student Heloise back in the 12th Century and probably long before that.
Anyone notice that there is a growing number of female sexual predators out there, especially teachers?
Yeah and most of the TV shows out there like SVU have the Males being the bad ones.