Child molestation has nothing to do with sex

So, yet another teacher who molested a student is in the news. And since it is a woman teacher, and the boy is a teenager, it is suddenly seduction.

Sexual contact with someone under the age of 16, or even 18 in some states, is rape. Why? Because, over and over, it has been proven that human beings do not reliably make good choices while they are still growing up.

So, I look at these instances, and questions immediately leap into my mind:

• Don't they teach ethics to teachers in college any more? Since when does someone obtain a teaching degree without having drilled into their heads that it is their responsibility to set and maintain limits?
• How did these women get married in the first place?
• If this were a man seducing a student, would anyone even be having this conversation?

There is no romance in this. There is no "seduction." There is no reasonable choice. It is irresponsible, it is criminal, and rapists belong behind bars.