(Jonesboro, Georgia) A 30-year-old former math teacher at Mundy's Mill High School, Amira Sa'Di, was arrested and charged with sexual assault of a student under a state law that seeks to prevent people in authority from taking advantage sexually of those in their care.From AJC.com:
The relationship began after Sa'Di and the 17-year-old student attended a July family reunion during which he spent the night at her house. His brother is related to her by marriage. The two saw each other again and had sex once and oral sex once, a police report says.Apparently, Sa'Di believes that being in love trumps state law. Nonetheless, Sa'Di also stated:
The school discovered the relationship when the student's mother went to police in September after finding a letter from the teacher to her son.
Sa'Di said she thought the relationship was permissible because the teen was 17. State law says anyone 16 or older can consent to sex.
But Clayton County police Capt. Greg Porter said state law also bars people in a position of authority from using that authority to take advantage of others sexually. It applies even though the student was not in Sa'Di's math class, he said.
She was released after posting bond Sept. 22. She resigned from her job after the allegations surfaced, [school spokesman] White said.
Sa'Di, who is a private tutor, said she misses the teen, does not regret the affair and has not had relationships with other students.
"Basically, I feel you can't put an age on love," she said. "You fall in love with people and it happens."
"I've had feelings for one of my students I tutored before, but I felt it was inappropriate because of the relationship," Sa'Di said. "It's all about being ethical and doing the right thing."I'm flummoxed. Sa'Di believes love overrides the law AND she believes in being ethical and doing the right thing.
Interesting philosophy, Sa'Di. Unfortunately, there are many in society who believe that love is subservient to the law, which explains why you ended up in jail.
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