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Why are these women not called rapists?!
There's a fundamental change that needs to take place for women who commit sex crimes.
They get let off, the victims are not fully believed or supported in the same way a woman would be, and the media reports it almost like "what a lucky kid" rather than a person in a position of authority taking advantage of a child. If the genders were swapped there would be an angry mob outside.
The media often phrases things this way, regardless of gender.
https://poststar.com/cops-man-had-sex-with-underage-girl/article_9e33090e-647a-5df7-ad59-381c15ec74f9.html
https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/2/15/ex-dc-police-officer-charged-having-sex-16-year-old-boy
https://abc13.com/archive/8449928/
https://www.vicnews.com/news/man-sentenced-to-18-months-jail-time-for-sex-with-minor-on-vancouver-island-42544
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/vt-man-pleads-guilty-to-traveling-to-ny-for-sex-with-minor/ar-AA1fpCb0
I can find many, many examples of men and rape in the title.
Can’t find any for women.
Also telling that half of those are police officers getting the privilege of the “nice” wording.
You're not looking very hard.
https://www.irontontribune.com/2022/07/26/portsmouth-woman-charged-with-rape-and-kidnapping/
https://www.abc4.com/news/local-news/woman-charged-with-felony-rape-sodomy-for-sexually-abusing-two-13-year-old-boys/
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/chantae-gilman-woman-rapes-man-seattle_n_5824456
https://www.cps.gov.uk/mersey-cheshire/news/woman-jailed-life-rape-and-sexual-abuse-young-girl
https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/02/23/tennessee-woman-charged-statutory-rape-high-school-students/6914454001/