In Torrington, CT, two 17 year-olds and two 18 year-olds have been arrested for statutory rape. It appears they had intercourse with two 13 year-old girls. The case has exploded in the local press and in social media, as the teen culture holds the two under age girls responsible for the choices made by the much older 'boys' who've been arrested. Adults are mystified by the perspectives of the young people who are defending the accused. The victims are being blamed for ruining the lives of the accused, as if these guys had no say in what they did. Before it was even brought up in the Times article, my mind automatically called up the recent coverage of the Steubenville rape case. From what I see so far, at least 3 of the 4 defendants are football players, and one of them has other charges pending separate from the rape. But the girls who reported him are presumed at fault? Torrington High School students, friends and teammates took to social media in the wake of the arrests of Gonzalez and Toribio, attacking the victims in the cases via Twitter. Sickening.
But wait, there's more of this disgusting drivel. Seems the police have publicly made statements that seemed to minimize the facts, at least as stated in the arrest warrants. These are the people that your 13-year old daughter has to rely on if an older boy gets hold of her.
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