OT - former girls basketball coach pleads not guilty

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

But aside from the coach/player aspect of this, I don't find it particularly abhorrent for a 22 year old man to have a relationship with a 17 year old.

As a father of two daughters who were both once 17, to me this is more than just abhorrent - it's criminal. I also know that if any guy that age even comes close to doing something with either of my two granddaughters (who are now both 13) before they are each 18, my sons-in-law will take care of it - and I wouldn't hesitate to help them.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

As a father of two daughters who were both once 17, to me this is more than just abhorrent - it's criminal. I also know that if any guy that age even comes close to doing something with either of my two granddaughters (who are now both 13) before they are each 18, my sons-in-law will take care of it - and I wouldn't hesitate to help them.

As the father of a daughter who will be 17 sooner than I'd like to think, I don't disagree that I would take care of it. As always, it's different if it happens to my daughter. Then again, it wouldn't make a difference if my daughter was 17, 18, or 20; if an adult in a position of power were to take advantage of her like that I'd be furious. I wouldn't need the law, either.

Again, I wouldn't want him tagged as a sex-offender, listed next to the guy giving candy to little kids out of his white panel van.