Woman admits having sex with boy, 15
A 36-year-old mother of two teenage girls has been given a suspended jail term for having sex with a 15-year-old boy.
The woman admitted to taking part in sexual activity with the boy in June last year.
Magistrate Jacqueline Padovani jailed the woman for two years suspended for four. She also placed her under a supervision order for three years and placed the minor under a protection order for three years.
The magistrate took into consideration the fact that the accused was a first time offender, had pleaded guilty at an early stage and was a single mother of two teenage daughters.
The court banned publication names.
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Mr Mark Borh
Feb 10th 2012, 19:20
I'm upset that the name wasn't published as I remember the case if a first time offender in a similar case who had children who's name was splashed everywhere. I'm also upset that I never had such an experience when I was 15.
r buttigieg
Feb 10th 2012, 16:32
So when a man is ACCUSED his name is splashed on the newspapers ( we had two cases which were aqcuitted these past days, but there names are public.) However in this case the name was withheld.
Lucienne Dimech
Feb 10th 2012, 19:47
I agree as case of two weights and two measures
Bill Khan
Feb 10th 2012, 16:04
High morals or low morals when confronted with sex go naked in no time.
Through out history many a strong ones have been floored by this primeval force. Only but a few have stood the tide. It is absurd to be discussing this case. The only shameful entity in all this is the law on the age of consent.
A young boy and the woman had sex. No harm done. There is no issue resulting from their such bonding. The state is in no way economically affected. Neither the public adversely affected in any way. And why should they be by two people having sex. And why is the age difference a concern also?
Charles J. Buttigieg
Feb 10th 2012, 14:09
At the age of 17 I used to attend a coed Air Force Campus in England. where many of the boys and girls were sexually active. The age of consent in Britain was then 18 however there never were complaints when 18 or 19 year olds slept with 17 year olds. The British are a very open minded society and they make a clear distinction between the letter of the law and its spirit.
In this 35\15 sexual adventure the court, before penalizing the 35 year old girl needs to establish whether the 15 year old boy actually needs the protection of the law. Mother Nature does not allow a male to have an erection unless he puts his thoughts and sexual desire into it.
MARIO ATTARD
Feb 10th 2012, 18:00
Beg your pardon, England these abuses are taken very seriously and one will easily end up in prison for such crimes or the very least his/her name is kept in the Sex Offender list for future reference.
Pauline Abela
Feb 11th 2012, 00:23
I doubt that an 18 year old would be prosecuted for sleeping with a 17 year old. The level of maturity would be similar and it is difficult to argue that, on age alone, one had undue influence over the other.
This is a case of a 35 year old woman - not a 'girl' as you write. I'd expect her level of maturity to be well ahead of that of a 15 year old boy. Some will argue that they used each other - that's possible - but at her age, she is still the one who should have exercised sufficient self-discipline to behave in a way expected of an adult when relating to someone who is legally still a child.
True, Mother Nature allows boys as young as 12 and younger to have an erection and father children. It also allows girls to have babies. That does not mean that an adult woman (or man) in their 30's should be having sex with them.
Joseph Ellul
Feb 11th 2012, 06:19
It is a matter of penetration my dear Watson. Sex is a complicated matter. Babies are made and many economic variables spring in action as soon as a baby is born. As I do not know the whole story, I must say that this must have been a daring venture for the young stud and a happy trick by an experienced .......
Joe Xuereb
Feb 10th 2012, 14:03
The problem is, men are most often brought up to be Alpha males, the more Alpha, the better for him and his image, and for society (the thinking being that weak men are of no use in times of war). And of course, feminism is all about equality. But too many woman misunderstood the equality bit. Instead of wearing sensible shoes (to protect the spine in case of pregnancy, etc.) they choose, thirty years on, to wear seven-inch stilettos + platforms(and they claim to do it to please themselves and compete with their female friends. Tell me another!). And of course, equality, they think competing with the boys in the bedroom. The result is, among other things, that she is left holding the baby, literally. Feminism failed because it is competing with a primeval, very strong instinct. But the primeval has its pitfalls. Ignore that and pay the price.
Why am I writing this? I mean it's not like anybody is going to heed the message. No sweat! I write it to confirm to myself that life is about self-preservation, being human, being decent towards myself and not treating others like they were lumps of meat. The proverbial meat-market.
All this has nothing to do with god but everything to do with Nature. Because we are knowing animals we must challenge Nature that often gets it wrong. It decreed that children can give birth to children. Maybe x-million years ago, yes, but in today's world, that would not be advisable for obvious reasons. Nature is about replicating itself and bugger the consequences. It's a tough route to take but there is no other choice. Hiding behind 'but it is the most natural thing in the world' will short-change something terrible. Voila`!
Joe Xuereb
Feb 10th 2012, 13:28
Il-problema hi li fizikament il-bniedem lest ghas-sess ta hdax, tnax il-sena. IMMA, dan ma jfissirx li hu lest psikologikament ghax l-att sesswali hu, barra l-gost, il-karrotta, wisq, att li jgib mieghu hafna responsabbiltajjiet. Ghalhekk il-ligi ddecidiet (mhux Malta biss) li z-zghazagh ghandhom ikunu protetti mill-abbuz. Jigifieri, kif tifel jew tifla li skoprew il-lat pjacevoli tas-sess, kif jistghu ikomplu jistudjaw u jilghabu ta tfal li huma. Specjalment meta jkunu sfurzati jaghmlu s-sess ma bniedem/bniedma li messhom kienu jafu ahjar. Jekk tifel ta hmistax il-sena ghamel sess ma din il-mara bi pjacir tieghu ifisser li kellu esperjenzi qabel. U dan hu prova ta dak li qed nghid. U l-istess din il-mara li ghal raguni jew ohra, abbuzat minnu ghax hi ukoll ghandi passat ta sess xejn mhu xejn. L-akbar ghawg meta persuna fdata tabbuza minn bniedem taht l-eta - partikolarment jekk ikun ragel(aqra qassis) ma tifel jew mara ma tifla. Ghax fdawn il-kazijiet tidhol ukoll il-konfuzjoni ta l-identita sesswali ta dak li jkun. Min jabbuza, dan ma jafux? Ma jafx bid-dannu li qed jaghmel. Il-Knisja qalet li ma kenitx taf bl-ugiegh li l-abbuz jikkaguna. Allura jien kif naf? Jien ma ghandi l-ebda lawrja fit-teologija. Is-sigra marida u l-kagun qieghed fil-gherq. I just love this last word but, like Eve's apple, it is better to give it a wide berth.
Christopher Dimech
Feb 10th 2012, 13:11
Adults are prohibited from engaging in any kind of sexual contact with either boys or girls irrespective of consent. Behaviour of the minor has nothing to do with it. As usual with Maltese society, a significant number of people here find nothing wrong in statutory rape. Shame on you.
Justin Spiteri
Feb 10th 2012, 13:33
Definitely agree... for example, an 18 year old girl dating a 17 year old guy should be deemed a paedophile and charged of statutory rape. According to current law at least...
twanny borg
Feb 10th 2012, 12:40
barra minn malta l-kazijiet bhall dawn l-ewwel jaghmlu test lit-tifel wara jiehdu paasi biss jekk jirrizulta li gie abbuzat imma anki izghar jekk jinstab li t-tifel jew tifla kienu maturi daqs kbar ma jittiehdux passi. jien ta' 15 hriegt mill-iskola ghax miet missieri u mort nahdem nghin l-ommi u l-huti u kont naf x'taghti d-dinja hafna. f'dan il-kaz saru dawn it-testijiet?
Mario Genovese
Feb 10th 2012, 11:38
I agree with the law no doubt....however sometimes the case might be a bit different from the other cases of priests and boys let's admit! In this case the boy might have been attracted to the woman....at 15 we all had our fantasies!!! especially with women who were attractive - 36 is not 70 exactly. Once again I would not excuse a crime under no reason but it is different from paedophile cases involving priests and boys come on.
Joe Xuereb
Feb 10th 2012, 11:31
Fantasies are fine as far as they go. The problem starts when one insists on acting upon those fantasies. Then, the wages of sin come running. Chase fantasies (because it is your right) and mess up your life. If it is causing you grief, don't do it. We have our sexual drives, god-given. But we do not have to act upon them if it diminishes us. AND I SAY THIS AS A NON-RELIGIOUS PERSON. I HAVE NOT BEEN TO MASS FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS. GET IT?! IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MORALITY. IT HAS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH COMMON SENSE.
The act may be sublime (if you can remember it). To too many, it is just another notch of conquest on the bed-post. But between one act and another, your life is a misery. Go on, admit it. What people need is more communication - using shenanigans between the sheets as a means to communicate is such a non-starter. We are talking about a god-given method of increasing the population so it is difficult by definition (god does not do easy). But if it is making our life a miser, destroying us, why indulge. Talk instead. It is called maturity.
As we say, it is fine to have fantasies. But making them come true, fools rush in where angels (ie mature people with their head screwed on the right way) fear to tread.
There is such a thing as addiction to sex for all that we rationalise that it is oh so natural! Addiction destroys lives.
Joseph G. Galea
Feb 10th 2012, 11:13
The maltese paedophile priests were justly condemned. Why has this paedophile woman got such a light treatment? The names of the priests were and are still always named. Why is her name withheld? Or in the first case was the catholic church that was put on trial?
Lina Caruana
Feb 10th 2012, 11:06
What is happening in Malta? Do we have an incresing number of people who are so highly sexed that they are beyond reasonable control?
DAVID D. PACE
Feb 10th 2012, 10:49
what a way to start a sex career! :) however I'm assuming the 35 year old woman was attractive enough physically!!
Sean Stephens
Feb 10th 2012, 11:02
i would hope she was at least attractive hahaha
Pauline Abela
Feb 10th 2012, 10:45
I'd hate to be one of the daughters. Imagine the sniggering they will have to put up with.
What was this lady thinking? Surely, there are enough men in their thirties who are appealing?
Whether or not the boy was a willing partner (or mature enough) is immaterial. He is still under the age of consent in Malta.
Considering the age difference, this behaviour was still predatory.
Jean Pierre Ellul
Feb 10th 2012, 10:23
if instead of a 35 year old mother it was a 35 year old father he would get life in prison good to see equality among the sexes
Pia Attard
Feb 10th 2012, 14:51
No, he wouldn't get life imprisonment, considering the repeated rape of children by their guardians gives people only 5 years (see the priest case).
r buttigieg
Feb 10th 2012, 16:36
@ pia...the lady got a suspended sentence
A Galea
Feb 10th 2012, 09:53
Lucky guys??
Depends, anyone seen Dawson's Creek? 35 year old sexy teacher? That would be a lucky guy.
However, I doubt that woman was what most 15 year old fantasize . So I doubt if he's that lucky.
Who knows. But good going lol!
Mr rene borg
Feb 10th 2012, 09:11
I m sure that Berlusconi would be so happy with such a sentence :)
Gordon Borg
Feb 10th 2012, 10:29
good one dahhaqtni ftit rene daloghodu
Josef Harass
Feb 10th 2012, 08:33
i dont think this woman should be punished unless the boy was forced to do so ....
Charlene Abdilla
Feb 10th 2012, 10:18
qedin sew mela jekk ragel ta 36 imur ma wahda ta 15 panic shih u mara ta 36 tmur ma tifel ta 15 lucky guy u l mara mandix tigi punsihed. Boys are less mature than girls are at that age therefor he could have been manipulated much easier than a girl could. Or is it bcoz the more ppl a guy sleeps with the better?
Edward Curmi
Feb 10th 2012, 10:31
Yes sure and what if it was the other way round!!! Gender equality??
William Spencer
Feb 10th 2012, 12:45
So you are not against 36 year old men having illegal sex with 15 year old girls, as long as they are not forced too ?
twanny borg
Feb 10th 2012, 08:27
imissa qatt ma tresqet il-qorti darba kien konsenswali aktar jekk kellu relazzjoni ma haddiehor kapaci aktar minnha. hafna nies qed jghixu fil-qamar allahares kellhom jitresqu n-nies taht it-18 ghax ikollhom relazzjoni bejniethom ghax kieku nispiccaw bla tfal.
Josef Harass
Feb 10th 2012, 08:34
well said !! we need more people that think like you and me ;)
Noel Mifsud
Feb 10th 2012, 05:10
Min ikkumenta fuq l ugwaljanza ghandiu ragun biex ibiegh, li kien ragel gahmel sess ma tfajla ta 15c holl xaghrek u gib iz zejt. Din hija kulhadd ugwali, jew kulhadd l istess imma hemm minn hu aqwa. Grazzi
Jean Pierre Ellul
Feb 10th 2012, 10:25
andek ragun mija fil mija sihbi. u min qed jejx f dinja jaf li it tfajlit tal lum ta dik letta jafu jamlu min kollox bix iwaqawh at tentazjoni bnidem. u kiku umbad il habs kinu jitfawh al xi 10 snin
Mr Joe Micallef
Feb 10th 2012, 03:18
I can't say I agree with what she did but I don't think the boy was an angel either he must knew what he was doing and may be he was telling every boy at school what he did so look at me I am a men these days kids at the age of 15 they know moor than what there parents and grandparents know about the birds and the bees.
Joseph Borg
Feb 10th 2012, 09:18
so ghaliek jekk tkun tifla ta 15 il sena tkun anglu?? Tahseb li tifla ta 15 il sena kieku marret ma ragel ta 36 ma kenitx tmur tiftahar ma shaba l iskola wkoll??
insomma dejjem l istess dan il pajjiz...All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than other. Qorti tal misthija. Kieku kien bil maqlub kieku mlejna 10pages nghajru lill dan ir ragel u ghax bil maqlub bilkemm ma hawnx min qed jghir!!!
Tifla ta 15 il sena pjuttost tkun matura aktar min tifel ta 15 il sena u dan huwa stat ta fatt mhux invenzjoni tieghi!
Kulhadd jghajjat bl ugwaljanza u sess ugwali imma ghal xi raguni tal meravilji kulhadd juza dan kif jaqbel lilu....meta jaqblilna irridu nkunu ugwali u meta ma jaqblinniex naghmlu distinzjonni ta razza u sess!
Halluna!!
Charlene Abdilla
Feb 10th 2012, 10:24
@ Joseph borg I totally agree except li tifla ma tmurx tiftahar li kinet ma wiehed ta 36... nahseb missieri kellu 36 meta kelli 15 lol u meta smajna bwahda li kinet marret ma wihed ta over 30 konna nithku bija subien jamlu hi5 lofl imma the law should be the same whether it be a woman or a man that commited the CRIME... kieku kien ragel najdulu pedoflu u pervertit u mara ma ntuha xejn ax first time offender... as far as we know nsomma... tal misthija. + al kull minn qal consentfull it can never be consentfull if he is under 18! it goes both ways.
Joseph Borg
Feb 10th 2012, 14:10
Charlene naqbel ma li qed tghid int...pero naf min esperjenzi ta nies qrib hafna tieghi li huwa teacher ragel li kien jaghllem klassi tfajliet ta 14 u 15 il sena li kull meta kien ipoggi bilqeghda kienu jipprovaw jittantawh, jifthu saqajhom taht il bank tal iskola tapposta u sahansitra jipprovaw jaraw kif ha jiltaqaw mieghu barra. Luckily ghalieh huwa gay allura qatt ma seta jaqa ghal din il provokazzjoni. Hawn min mhux daqshekk lucky u forsi waqa ghal provokazzjoni u gie fit trouble.
Forsi inti ma kienx jghaddilek min mohhok ghax forsi int illum ma ghadekx tifla ta 15 il sena bhal ma jiena ma ghadnix ta 15 il sena. Pero jekk tidhol naqra fuq facebook tara tfajliet...jew ahjar tfal ta 13 il sena nofshom imnezza jippuzaw bil barka tal genituri taghhom b ghad ta "friends" guvintur over 20 u 30yrs!
Believe me hawn tfajliet li marru jiftahru li hargu ma guvintur hafna akbar minnhom.
Id differenza taf fejn qieghda? li guvni u ragel jitkellem open fuq il fantaziji tieghu irrelevanti ma min ikun u fejn ikun ghax guvni jidher "cool" , imma in nisa naqra aktar kawti gahx jiehdu tikketa ta "gerrejja" biex ma nuzax kelma ohra...ma jfissirx li ma hawnx tfajliet jiftahru kemm marru ma dak u mal iehor!!! U qed nghid dan id diskors ghax mhux darba jew tnejn iltqajt ma tfajliet hekk minhabba in natura tax xoghol tieghi.
Illum kollox xejn ma hu xejn.....ma jfissirx li jiena mohhi maghluq.....pero ir rejalta dik hi....Mhux darba jew tnejn ragel tela paceville, johrog ma wahda, minghalih ghanda xi 20 sena u wara jiskopri li tkun tifla ta 14/15! Naf tfajliet specifikament jghidulek li QATT ma johorgu ma guvintur inqas min 20/25 sena gahx jarawhom immaturi!
m borg
Feb 10th 2012, 03:04
He must have passed his exams with flying colours.
M. Azzopardi
Feb 10th 2012, 01:51
This never happened to me when i was 15 ....and frankly... I`m a bit offended
William Flynn
Feb 10th 2012, 00:05
@ Gerry Cowie
The second story in a week of a child rape by a non-priest. The other story is the one by Mgr Scicluna of the Vatican who declared 1000 known child rapist priests in ten years concerning tens if not hundreds of thousands of individual rape acts on children. The vast majority of these rapes are processed by secret canon law courts.
This happened last June and the case is closed and sentence delivered. The (in)famous priests child rape cases (the few we know about) took years in court and they're not finalised yet.
So the courts and the police moved more quickly with this case. It's nice to know they can for when the next clutch of priest child rape surface. And surface they will sooner or later.
Pia Attard
Feb 10th 2012, 15:35
there is no mention of rape. Where did you get rape from?
Wally Vella-Zarb
Feb 10th 2012, 23:34
From the law book, Ms Attard, from the law book. Having sexual relations between an adult and a minor constitutes statutory rape. Sexual relations between minors does not normally count as rape unless it is accompanied by violence. A minor is a person below the age of consent, which in Malta is still 18 whereas in most civilised countries it is 15 or 16 - with the notable exception being the Vatican where it is only TWELVE!!!?!
Christopher Dimech
Feb 10th 2012, 00:03
Individuals that prey on children are among the worst criminals we face. This leads to concerns about the criminal justice system and how fair it is. In the US, many states have instituted mandatory minimum sentences and have sentencing guidelines recommending long terms for sex offenders. And many more states are considering mandatory minimums. The ministers boast but we are 30 years behind countries we seek to emulate and associate with. In reality we act much like African-American, American Indian, Alaska Native children, and Pacific Islander communities where children have the highest rates of victimization. We allow it.
Patrick Zammit
Feb 9th 2012, 23:57
What happened to equality of the sexes?
J Debrincat
Feb 9th 2012, 23:49
That kid's a legend!!
James Dewar
Feb 9th 2012, 23:25
Far too many throw-away inappropriate comments some of which should not have been printed (eg Joe B Edwards). There is a disturbing thread running through a lot of these comments that appears to indicate somewhat dubious moral standards of some contributors.
David Farrugia
Feb 10th 2012, 09:30
I agree with you James. Morality today is non-existent and it is a very bad sign. Some people live like animals with limited intelligence.
Joe Xuereb
Feb 9th 2012, 23:09
Going by quite a few comments here it seems that fetishism in Malta is alive and kicking. They find it titillating, the thought of an experienced older woman with a virgin boy (but I doubt it). This is typical of those who treat sex as one long pleasure marathon without thinking of the consequences or dismissing these if they are aware. The message these days - and not only in Malta - is that one must have, has a right to, a fulfilling sexual life. There is a strong implication there that the primary purpose of the sexual act is for procreation. But this would not tie in with the whole industry that is selling sex, sexuality, fashion, being attractive. No, mentioning birth would be like throwing a bucket of ice cubes over all the enticements. And too many of us are falling for the hard-sell. The harsh reality comes later, but soon enough nevertheless. We have all heard of single-motherhood, illicit sex, diseases and infections. And for the unlucky one - are you there C.Cilia? - there is the comfort in a bottle or a spliff(now there's a euphemism for you!).
And yet one within reason one cannot prohibit what is a strong primeval instinct. Maybe education might register with some. And.....I wonder how many sexual acts occur because all other areas in one's life are a shambles. It costs nothing to get a leg over - are you being titillated Cilia? - and worry about the consequences will be looked at later; as in a dozen partners later. And the age of the female partner is not a problem as long as she provides clean sheets, or none. Minor details for the inebriated on this toxic thing called love.
Seamus Riolo
Feb 9th 2012, 22:42
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20120209/local/Accused-of-defiling-girl-now-four-months-pregnant.405924 - 41year old man having sexual activity with a 14year old for 4months and got her pregnany...
Lets see what he will get now since he is a man.... Im sure it will be worst for him!! :))
S Axisa
Feb 9th 2012, 22:29
Ure a legend boy!
Catherine Sultana
Feb 9th 2012, 22:28
did none of you read yesterdays article? I hope none of the people who were yesterday saying that this girl got what she deserved and were agreeing with this man getting let off scott-free are on here today saying this woman is disgusting!
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20120208/local/Man-cleared-of-raping-sexually-active-girl-13.405803
To all those preaching gender equality, please read this!
r buttigieg
Feb 10th 2012, 16:41
in that article the court established that the girl might have fabricated the incident while in this case the accused admitted. Are you one of the femminists who think that a woman never lies?
Seamus Riolo
Feb 9th 2012, 22:18
I Hope that everyone remember the case that happened some months ago... When a tenage girl (was about 13-15 if im mistaking) cam behind from a man and put his hands on her breasts and kissed him , he rejected her and got about 3 years suspended sentence... He was her mother's boyfriend.. 3years suspended sentence for a man and he didn't even have Sexual activity with the minor even tough the court said he defiled her :) and a women with having sexual activity with a minor gets nearly the same or less of when a man gets kissed and has his hands put on a minors breast!
Talk about gender equality! :)
C. Bezzina
Feb 9th 2012, 22:10
Mr Borg you are wrong to consider a 15 year old boy as a man! All because of internet and all modern world, he is a minor and this woman should be jailed and her sentence reviewed. Also this shows that her daughters are not recieving proper care by their mother and should be taken into care by the state.
Ms.D. Galea
Feb 9th 2012, 21:46
Xi hadd qatt ra il- film The Graduate?
Neville Roberts
Feb 9th 2012, 21:44
Lucky Lad !!!!
Joseph Cauchi Senior
Feb 9th 2012, 21:12
Why is all this taboo about sex?
Isn't sex the most natural thing in humanity?
JC.
T Gauci
Feb 9th 2012, 21:00
That's everyones fantasy i might be wrong though
MALCOLM SEYCHELL
Feb 10th 2012, 09:32
You are not wrong. You are perfectly honest
Wally Vella-Zarb
Feb 9th 2012, 20:39
English fundamentalists please note that this case was brought to court in less than nine months. Had it been a priest rapist it would not have surfaced in less than nine years - if at all.
Joe Grech
Feb 9th 2012, 20:27
Is this the kind of sentence which our law courts can come up with?
Ghalhekk qeghdin f''li qeghdin! That's why we're in the situation we are in now!
Michael Borg
Feb 9th 2012, 20:16
what if he was a man ?? would he get same sentence???? this is way to much Attorny General pls appeal the sentence
C Cilia
Feb 9th 2012, 20:08
American pie Stifler's mom... :D
Trevor Lorenzo Mizzi
Feb 9th 2012, 20:03
To repeat an exclamation from a police detective character on South Park when told of a very similar case, "NICE !"
Luke Lanzon
Feb 10th 2012, 00:16
hahaha its actually niiiicccceeeee. Gotta love south park
Angelo Vassallo
Feb 9th 2012, 20:01
@ Christian Sciberras
Dan fil-lingwagg Malti mhux guh jissejjah imma "ghatx"
Luciano Pace Parascandalo
Feb 9th 2012, 19:51
had it been a man instead he would have ended in jail
Gerry Cowie
Feb 9th 2012, 19:50
Australian secularists please note the second story in one week about abuse by members of the public.
You really cannot sidestep the issue!
Mr Joseph Carmel Chetcuti
Feb 9th 2012, 20:25
What are you talking about? As one famous Australian politician asked: "Please explain". It appears that you live in a world of riddles.
Wilfred Camilleri
Feb 9th 2012, 20:59
Simple Joseph Carmel Chetcuti: If this abuse was perpetrated by a religious person, you would see tons of comments about how the whole Church is corrupt by certain blogers. When it's a lay person, those same people remain quiet and do not condemn the act! Clear enough for you?
Kurt Mifsud
Feb 9th 2012, 21:51
What do secularists have to do with this? What's your obsession with secularists. I know who you are referring to by "Australian". At least you didn't attack animal lovers as well this time round. But you know what, you never get one right. In Maltese, "Meta ha johrog naqra sugu minnek?"
Carmelo Aquilina
Feb 9th 2012, 22:53
@ Gerry
when the ladies' employer has hidden the abuse, lectures everyone else about morals and investigates the case in secret and keeps similar cases form every reaching the police then I'll comment. In the meantime stop being ridiculous !
Patrick Zammit
Feb 9th 2012, 23:56
Gerry
Unlike the Catholic Church, the State does not hide and protect abusers from justice.
Roger Tirazona
Feb 10th 2012, 16:52
@Gerry
The perpetrator did not form part of an institution that claims to be the only way to "moral values" and are led by a person who is claimed to be "infallible".
Alex Buds
Feb 9th 2012, 19:49
Gender equality would require the same sentence to be given to a 36 year man having sex with a 15 year old girl, correct?
Joe B Edwards
Feb 9th 2012, 19:47
Traumatized, he said, it felt like throwing a sausage down a hallway.
Joking aside, this is sexual abuse of minors. If men get thrown in jail for having sex with 15 year old girls than so should she. Girls as young as 12 fantasize about doing it with older men, so does this mean that men who have sex with 12 year olds should also only be jailed for two years suspended for four?
T Gauci
Feb 9th 2012, 21:13
When i was 12, i was losing my baby teeth not my virginity.
Pauline Abela
Feb 10th 2012, 10:32
@ T Gauci - lol - well said!
wayne scicluna
Feb 9th 2012, 19:37
Nice one mate!
Mr charles azzopardi
Feb 9th 2012, 19:30
this boy must look big ....... maybe she mistook him for an adult and needs education on age estimation ...+/- 1 month ... let us say ... an error can mean more suspended sentences .. i can be the teacher ... hehe
Mario P. Sciberras
Feb 9th 2012, 19:27
One law for men another for women.
Joseph Micallef
Feb 9th 2012, 19:26
Wait a minute! Where does it say that it was not consentual sex? Ok the law was broken because the male was under 18. But we all know that at the age of 15 youths are already sexually active. So as I see it, this woman is only guilty of having had sex with a boy who is under age (by 3 years) and not of rape or sexual abuse!
Christopher Dimech
Feb 10th 2012, 00:17
Consensual doesn't mean legal!!! An adult cannot have sex with a minor. The only arguments there are involve 2 minors having sex depending upon their ages and whether or not it is consensual on both parties. The law does change when one of the parties does turn 18.
Pia Attard
Feb 10th 2012, 15:42
You're Mr DImech, consensual doesn't mean legal, which is why the woman received a 2 years sentence (albeit suspended for 4 years).
However I'm not sure if you remember being a 15 year old boy? Maybe the woman was wrong to sleep with such a young boy and i'm sure she regrets it, especially with young boys being mostly about enthusiasm but without much technique to back it up, but really, I'm sorry, this has nothing to do with gender equality. I mean really in nature both the male 15 year old and the female 35 year old are within a couple of years of their sexual prime.
And I can guarantee you that this is most teenage boys' fantasy, although I'm sure that the 35 year old should have kept it as a fantasy. NO not because of the law, but because, as mentioned before, a teenager's technique is lacking compared to the enthusiasm to lose their virginity.
Joseph Micallef
Feb 10th 2012, 20:52
But it is not rape neither if it was consensual. It was not sexual abuse neither if it was consensual. It is just illegal because the law states that one has to be 18 to have legal sex. In other countries the age is lower - and probably this would not have been a crime at all had it been proven that it was consensual!
Alfred Cassar
Feb 9th 2012, 19:25
Am I wrong to say that nowadays there is equality between the sexes, or not?
Mr leo attard
Feb 9th 2012, 19:23
Who was the comedien that came up with the phrase: CRIME DOESN'T PAY????
David Caruana
Feb 9th 2012, 19:16
Good lad! Now off to do your homework!
Karl von Brockdorff
Feb 9th 2012, 19:09
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkiQRB0P-5c
Paul Caruana
Feb 9th 2012, 19:03
What is fascinating is to see the reaction in general when an older women has sex with an under age male ("best thing that happened to him") as opposed to when an older man has sex with an under age girl ("the exact opposite").
C Cilia
Feb 9th 2012, 18:52
American Pie Stifler's mom anyone ?
J Degabriele
Feb 9th 2012, 18:43
How disgusting! She should be ashamed of herself but something tells me that she doesn't know the meaning of the word!
Donna D'Amato
Feb 9th 2012, 18:27
poor boy !!!!
Sebastian Micallef
Feb 9th 2012, 18:26
Would the Court have given a suspended sentence if it was a man? Or is the Court using two weights two measures in this case for the simple reason that the offender was a woman?
One wonder if the local women organisations loobying for gender equality ever reaised an eyebrow?
Antoine Xuereb
Feb 9th 2012, 18:19
hell what a lucky buy :)
Wilfred Camilleri
Feb 9th 2012, 19:06
That's a disgusting comment as are similar ones posted on this blog. You may think as an adult that you would have enjoyed having sexual contact with an older woman (rape) but you don't know how such an incident would have affected your life. Your glib comment shows your insensitivity and your immaturity!
James Dewar
Feb 9th 2012, 21:09
Highly insensitive comment. Had it been your child would you have still felt inclined to make light of the situation? Troubles me a little that there are so many similar comments effectively glorifying the fact that this realationship took place. Lucky it happened in Malta and not elswewhere as an immediate custodial sentence may well have been given (and rightly so).
Luke Lanzon
Feb 10th 2012, 00:15
Wilfred Camilleri are you serious??? for a guy at that age to go with a women at that age would be like a dream
Joseph Calleja
Feb 9th 2012, 18:12
May I remind the judge that this is statuary rape of a minor, whether it be a man or a woman. The boy is under 18 years of age and that makes him a minor. Why is this kind of injustice still going on in our courts. "SUSPENDED SENTENCE SYNDROME?". What happened to community service etc etc? Our legal system is getting to be a bundle of joy
Joseph Brincat
Feb 9th 2012, 18:44
YOU ARE RIGHT
TWO WAYS TWO MEASURES
twanny borg
Feb 9th 2012, 18:59
18 il sena minor? int qed tghix fil-qamar bhal-ligijiet maltin? jekk dan ta' hmistax-il sena kien diga' kellu relazzjonijiet intimi ohra u kollox sar konsenswali f'opinjoni tieghi din miskina lanqas imissa tresqet il-qorti. min jaf kemm halset flus minn halq il-familja. meta se nikbru ta' hmixtax tifel il-lum? bl-access tal-internet u affarijiet moderni ohra kapaci aktar min-nanniet taghna. din sentenza harxa u imissa giet liberata. f'dawn l-affarijiet il-qrati u l-ligijiet maltin ghadhom mitt sena lura. l-ahhar haga li kieku kellna nimxu fuq it-taghlim ta' kristu taf kemm ikun hawn jaghmlu xoghol fil-kommunita........miljun
Paul Barrett
Feb 9th 2012, 19:45
Age of consent being 18 is an absolute joke. 16 is reasonable but children are obviously sexually active long before that, even if they are mentally and economically unable to deal with it.
Christian Sciberras
Feb 9th 2012, 18:11
X'guh hawn f'dal-pajjiz...
C Cilia
Feb 9th 2012, 18:03
Lucky guy :) true that!!
Peter Shaw
Feb 9th 2012, 21:03
Exactly
Tanja Cilia
Feb 9th 2012, 17:56
Is it my imagination, or do crimes involving sex get their perpetrators into less trouble than crimes involving theft or substance abuse?
Joseph Bartolo
Feb 9th 2012, 17:54
Where are the feminist organisations now??
How about TRUE equality between the sexes - in ALL things including sentencing?
Daniel Spiteri
Feb 9th 2012, 17:52
lucky boy :)
Joseph Delicata
Feb 9th 2012, 17:50
The magistrate took into consideration the fact that the accused was a single mother of two teenage daughters. What does this mean? And what if it was a man would the court given him a suspended sentence. We know the answer these past few weeks a man was sent to jail for having sex with a 17 yr old girl. He was also a first timer but I guess the difference is that he was not a single mother with two daughters! Laws in this country are pathetic. No wonder people have no respect for the Law System anymore.
matthew tanti
Feb 9th 2012, 17:49
lucky guy...
C Cilia
Feb 9th 2012, 18:00
Indeed lucky guy :)
Mario Brincat
Feb 9th 2012, 18:08
agreed, I had this fetish when I was 15:)
V Cassar
Feb 9th 2012, 18:38
ditto... 15 years old isn't 8 years old. i bet the only thing that troubled the boy is that the law interfered.
Victor Rodenas
Feb 9th 2012, 17:43
This is pure news,because usually it is a man who has sex with a minor girl.
Mr Joe Camilleri
Feb 9th 2012, 17:40
Imagine if it was a man having sex with a 15 year old girl, a hell would break loose. Any body said something about EQUALITY ????
Alfred Cassar
Feb 9th 2012, 19:23
Imagine if it were a priest, what an even bigger hell would break loose
Aaron Vella
Feb 9th 2012, 17:38
That's nice, I wonder what the sentence would have been if she was a 36 year old man who had sex with a 15 year old girl...
Matthew Camilleri
Feb 9th 2012, 17:29
This is an absolute disgrace!! Even if there was consent from the boy, she should be intelligent enough to realise that what she was doing was so inappropriate!! Its not as if a 20 year old had sex with a 15 year old, she is a mother of two, would she like it if a 36 year old had sex with one of her children when they are 15 years old?
Roxanne Palla
Feb 9th 2012, 19:26
well said!!
Luke Lanzon
Feb 10th 2012, 00:11
If I was in his position I would have tears of happiness I mean I don't know about your generation but we would be hi fiving each other
Mr Ernest Vella
Feb 9th 2012, 17:29
allura qassis li abbuza tifel mhux ukoll single? Bla sens ghal ahhar...u jekk ghanda 2 teenagers ohra...seta prova johrog maghhom u mhux ma wahda li tigi ommu...tal-misthija
Darren Azzopardi
Feb 9th 2012, 17:17
So we now have a mature woman with a 15 yr old boy along with the 4 month pregnant girl from a 41yr old man. As things seem to be going, in a few years time, these will no longer be news value, just statistics!
Charles W. Sammut
Feb 9th 2012, 17:12
So, being a single mother is a mitigating factor. And in a case like this too. Brilliant!
Adrian P. Cassar
Feb 9th 2012, 17:51
Nobody said it was a mitigating factor....but the fact that any prison sentence would have resulted in 2 teenagers without a parent to take care of them was taken into consideration.
Andrew Saliba
Feb 9th 2012, 17:52
Uh, of course it is. Putting her in prison would render the two young children parent-less.
Roxanne Palla
Feb 9th 2012, 19:27
@ Andrew Saliba.... Missha hasbitha qabel ux li kieku come on!
William Calleja
Feb 9th 2012, 17:11
Let the double standards begin...
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