Scenario:Joel turned 18 last week and has been dating his 15 1/2year old girlfri

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Scenario:Joel turned 18 last week and has been dating his 15 1/2year old girlfriend Anna for the past 3 months. Anna and Joel's relationship has the approval of Anna's parent, who are also swear of their sexual encounters.Anna told her best friend Rebecca that she has been having sex with Joel.Rebecca in turn told her mother about Anna and Joel's relationship, and also mentioned that they were having sex.Rebecca's mother , who was horrified ,reported the sexual relationship between a minor an dult to the police. The police arrested Joel,he is convicted of felony and is required to register as a "sex offender" until he is 43 years of age

1)Should Joel be treated as an adult and be required to register as a "sex offender"? Pls explain why or why not

2)What impact will Joel's being labelled as a sex offender have on is place in the society.

3)Will the label affect his ability to make new friends,keep the friends he had,will people bewaryof being around him because of being associated with a "sex offender "?explain your responses.

Explanation / Answer

1. According to law any adult who dates a minor girl below 16 years of age is considered to be a sexual offender. But in this case, the girl’s mother knows about it and she should have very well told the man that this relationship was not possible. She cooperated and the girl for some reason agreed to do it several times. So, in my opinion, it’s not just the man but the girl and the mother are also offenders and they need to be punished. The law and morality will not work together most of the time.

2. Anyone who is convicted as sexual offender will have a hard time in the society as everyone will look them like an alien who had come to abduct them all and rape them. He will have a hard time finding a life partner and kids because the kids will be ridiculed by others. He will have difficulty in finding a job as companies would keep the sex offenders away.

3. It’s definitely going to affect his entire social life because it takes lots of time for something negative to fade away. People without knowing the entire truth, will treat him only as a sex offender. He will have difficulty in making new friends but his existing friends, if they understand him well, will definitely stay with him. It’s natural for people to brand anyone with whom they are associated with. So, the chances are more that people will hesitate to associate with him.

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