Handball coach sentenced over teen love

[slayton]

Handball coach sentenced over teen love

A former handball manager has been given a suspended sentence for starting a relationship with a teenager.

Renata C. pleaded guilty and accepted the 22-month suspended prison sentence in Wiener Neustadt's Provincial Court yesterday (Weds).

The 42-year-old was sacked as coach of a local handball youth team after it emerged that one of the players was sleeping with her.

The teenager's stepdad Stefan U. informed police after his son admitted to him that he was having a relationship with the woman.

Prosecutors decided to take Renata C. to court since the boy was 13 years old when they started dating. The woman would not have faced a trial had they waited half a year since 14 years of age is the legal watershed for relationships with adults for young people in Austria.

The unnamed teenager, who was called to the witness stand yesterday, recently moved in with the former handball coach. His mother Judith U. accepts the relationship, according to reports.

[The Biscuit Queen]

Dating? Teen love? Starting a relationship?

She is nearly 4 times as old as the boy, and in a position of power.

I thought they called that rape.

[mens_issues]

Dating? Teen love? Starting a relationship?

She is nearly 4 times as old as the boy, and in a position of power.

I thought they called that rape.

Now now, BQ, you know that when older women or teachers instigate such behavior it's referred to as having "sex" or a "relationship."  Why, it's even acceptable in the Vagina Monologues (i.e. the Coochie Snorcher), so it must be OK [/sarcasm].

[Billy]

It's fine when women are the older one in a relationship with a kid.
The boy is not a victim since he benefits from the relationship.
This is her Motherly instincts coming out.         

[TheManOnTheStreet]

Indeed.. I just love how the media (society as a whole) will bend over backwards to put the woman in a favorable light... Putting the blame/responsibility on the victim.

To whit;
"... it emerged that one of the players was sleeping with her."

HE was sleeping with her.... uhuh... Sure...

TMOTS

[Lee R.]

Think of your auto response to the headline:

"Handball coach sentenced over teen love"

...teen love...

TEEN.

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19

Sex with someone who is 18 and 19 is completely legal, ethical and moral.

When I read headlines like this I always assume the younger person is 19 until proven otherwise.

This is yet another way to condition you to think that sex with a teen is rape or molestation.

[Billy]

Think of your auto response to the headline:

"Handball coach sentenced over teen love"

...teen love...

TEEN.

13
14
15
16
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19

Sex with someone who is 18 and 19 is completely legal, ethical and moral.

When I read headlines like this I always assume the younger person is 19 until proven otherwise.

This is yet another way to condition you to think that sex with a teen is rape or molestation.

Someone told me in England 16 is legal as well as a few states in the US.
So it's more legal than not in the UK adn some parts of the US.