"SCHOOL TEACHERS IN HEAT" PORNO OR REALITY?

I don't think students, at any level of education, know what it takes to be a teacher.  I have had the opportunity to see beyond the face value of a teacher's job and let me tell you, it is not pretty.  As students, we know the struggles in balancing different aspects of our own lives.  Teachers do the same.  They have to create ways to balance their "teaching life" with their "personal life". 

Rhianna Ellis was a social studies teacher who found the perfect balance--just combine the two!  Ellis was ranked #44 on the list of The 50 Most Infamous Female Teacher Sex Scandals!  What an achievement! (Hint: Sarcasm).  She had an affair with a student named Cesar Pozo which started when he was 17 years old and "blossomed" into a relationship.  In a supplementary article by NY Daily News titled, "Teen Sex Storm. School Rocked Again - Guidance Counselor Booted", Ellis was one of two teachers found in sex scandals to come out of the New York high school within A WEEK!  What kind of water are they providing in the teacher's lounge?  

According to the NY Daily News article, students described Ellis to be "friendly...chummy...showing up to a Sweet 16 party...letting kids skip class".  Everything sounds pretty normal, except the part about showing up to Sweet 16 parties.  Oh, and the part I missed that said, "she slow danced with Pozo" at the Sweet 16.  Creepy.  But, it only gets better!  Pozo even introduced her to his parents, but conveniently left out the part that she was his teacher.  The article states that, "...the teacher and student phoned each other so frequently that his cell phone bill hit $700...His parents seized the phone, but Ellis replaced it and paid the new bills".  The article says that her jealousy is what spoiled the relationship, and so they called it quits.  She winds up pregnant and tells Pozo that she plans on having an abortion.  Pozo was nervous that she wouldn't come through with the abortion, and his worries became reality when she gave birth to a healthy baby 9 months later. 

So here's my question to you:  Pertaining to the legality of abortion,"certain circumstances" are generally defined as rape, incest, or harm to the mother.  Could Pozo claim he was raped by his teacher?  Does his age make a difference?  In Pozo's case, do you think it would be appropriate for the state to require Ellis to get an abortion?


I think rape should include demographical characteristics in its definition.  For example, more as having to deal with one person who is at a discernible age of maturity forcing or creating sexual acts with someone who is at an age of being easy influenced.  If Pozo was 7 years old, that would be rape--no question.  Pozo was 17 years old when sexual relations started with Ellis.  In both cases--whether Pozo is 7 or 17--the teacher took advantage of her position and power to seduce him.  Is it a different story when a student consents to sexual acts?


To close, Pozo told investigators in the NY Daily News article that he received a 65 in her class--a passing grade that "wasn't bad, considering he failed exams, didn't do homework, and was late every day".  FAIL.