Student-Teacher Sex Study



From a study in New Jersey, sentencing of convicted teacher sex offenders shows a bias favoring females.

A Star-Ledger analysis of 97 cases in New Jersey over the past decade reveals significant disparities: Men are on average sent to jail in more cases and receive longer sentences.

The data about 72 men and 25 women also shows:

• Male defendants went to prison in 54 percent of cases compared with 44 percent of cases for female defendants;

• Men averaged 2.4 years in prison compared with 1.6 years in prison for women, or 50 percent more time

Simply put, male teachers having sex with students are generally treated more harshly by the courts than female teachers in similar circumstances. New Jersey courts recognize that boys and girls are different even though it's not stipulated in law.