In a separate but similar case, the state Supreme Court ruled in June that a student of the age of consent can legally have sex with a teacher. The legal age of consent in Georgia is 16.
“As long as it’s consensual, there’s nothing illegal,” said Marietta attorney Scott Semrau, who represents King. “I think it may be a bad idea, but I don’t think it should be against the law.”
Semrau contends that the law is very clear, and feels his client’s case should be dropped.
“She has her own car, her own job,” Semrau said. “Yet the court seems to think it can control who she has an adult relationship with.”
I’m inclined to agree with Semrau, the girl was 17 and signed an affidavit saying it was consensual. Gross but consensual.
