Ellee spread the word
over on Slop earlier (complete with a fantastically crafted illustration - Ellee, you are a Photoshop genius), but Pat Lyons*,
over at the NYT's Lede blog, considers a entirely different aspect to the story:
"The father of the child is variously reported to be 18 or 19 years
of age, and she is 16. We don’t know exactly where they were 12 weeks
ago, and frankly don’t want to —
but prosecutors might.
In Louisiana, where they both live, the age of consent is 17, and what
obviously must have gone on between them might qualify as criminal
carnal knowledge of a juvenile in that state — either a felony or
misdemeanor, depending on just how old he is.
In California, where she stays while the show is being shot, the age
of consent is 18, and the relevant charge would be unlawful sexual
intercourse, a misdemeanor."
Yikes. We know who we would not like to be right now.
Read Lyons's full blog entry
here.
*Apologies to Pat for originally/incorrectly identifying the author of the post as Mike Nizza!