Woman Arrested for Sex with 13-Year-Old Boy

This is a story about a 23 year old woman who sexually abused a 13 year old boy. I decided to read the comments on the NBC Miami news page to this story. There was around 10 comments and they all make a joke out of it. There were comments on how terrible this must have been for this boy, and how mad he must be at his mother for walking in on this abuse, snicker, snicker. Why is this a joke? A 13 year old child was sexually assaulted/ abused/victimized by a 23 year old pedophile predator that happens to be a woman. Why is it okay to look at the sexual abuse of boys differently? If this story was about a 23 year old male who sexually abused a 13 year old girl the comments would be completely different. If this was a 23 year old man who sexually abused a 13 year old boy the reaction to this story would different as well. The people leaving comments would find the story disgusting and would want the book thrown at the man. Because it is a woman who abused a boy somehow it is acceptable for this to occur.

We need to protect children from sexual abuse, period. It shouldn't matter whether the child is a boy or a girl, what matters is that a child was sexually abused. Those  people who make a joke of stories like this do a grave injustice to the boys who are sexually abused. Their behavior helps to perpetuate this "double standard." It probably, also makes it harder for boys who are sexually abused to tell. Can you imagine this boy telling friends this happened? Most would be psyched that he was getting to have sex. I suspect some fathers, grandfathers, brothers, etc. would respond the same way as those who left comments. The concern that he was violated wouldn't be taken in to account. How confusing that would be.

I am following a couple of blogs of men who are telling their stories of surviving sexual abuse. I think those who posted the comments should read some of these blogs. I have put up links to a couple. The first one is, Men in My Town http://meninmytown.wordpress.com/ The second one is Toy Soldiers http://toysoldier.wordpress.com/. The last one is Memories of a Man-boy relationship http://barebear1.blogspot.com/. These are brave men who choose to share their stories to help others to understand the impact of sexual abuse on them. Please take the time to check these blogs out. I want to thank these men for sharing their stories and helping erase/lessen the stigma males suffer. THANK YOU, Rosie

 

The boy told police that he and Rangel had sex without protection, police say.

By Karen Franklin http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Woman-Arrested-for-Sex-with-13-Year-Old-Boy-Cops-137998753.html#comments  Tuesday, Jan 24, 2012  |  Updated 5:41 PM EST

 

Broward Sheriff's Office

Carissa Marie Rangel 

Pembroke Pines Police say they arrested a Port St. Lucie woman for having sex with a 13-year-old boy on multiple occasions.

 

Carissa Marie Rangel, 23, was arrested Monday and faces seven counts of lewd and lascivious acts and is being held on $25,000 bond, according to Broward Sheriff's Office online records. She also violated probation for a prior battery case, according to authorities.

Police say the mother of the victim heard noises coming from her son's bedroom on Monday morning. She entered his room and Rangel told her that she was "getting it done right," according to authorities.

The boy told police that Rangel entered his bedroom and told him to lock the door. The boy also said they had unprotected sex, authorities said. They had sex twice before, police said.

They boy was treated at the Sexual Assault Treatment Center in Broward County but had no injuries.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Pembroke Pines Police Department at 954-431-2200 or Crimestoppers at 954-493-TIPS.

It wasn't immediately known how the two knew each other.