Assault on the Elation

Not a good look.

http://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/jacksonville-based-carnival-was-scene-of-sexual-assault-mother-says/708645876

This is the reason I like to keep an eye on my girls. This of course could happen anywhere, but I worry that people relax more about this on a cruise ship which they should not do.

I have a special needs adult daughter and I keep her in eyesight all the time. You just never know where predators will be.

This is horrible but where was Mom?

This is horrible but where was Mom?

Here comes the blame game.

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Here comes the blame game.

 

 

 

 

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No blame just a question, why would a Mom leave her child alone in a Hot Tub?

No blame just a question, why would a Mom leave her child alone in a Hot Tub?

Exactly. Cruise ships are no different than small cities, although everybody doesn't know everybody else. There could be predators in any given population.

It doesn't make the assault okay or lessen the impact on the child, but you can't overlook personal responsibility. A cruise line is not a baby sitter. The perp should still get everything coming to him and the parent should have been watching.

No blame just a question, why would a Mom leave her child alone in a Hot Tub?

Can you please show me where in the story it says the victim was a child?

Can you please show me where in the story it says the victim was a child?

It says teen. No matter the age, a parents child is always a child.

I believe the article states she was 18 but has the mental capacity of a young teenager....but still most of us would leave a young teenager at the pool while we went to grab a drink, or use the facilities or get some fries at the buffet etc..

Can you please show me where in the story it says the victim was a child?

It in the article it quite clearly states the female is special needs and has the mental capacity of a teenager. You evidently did not bother to read the article.

Can you please show me where in the story it says the victim was a child?

The second sentence of the article says "The mother of a special needs teen tells Action News Jax her daughter was sexually assaulted in a hot tub."

The second sentence of the article says "The mother of a special needs teen tells Action News Jax her daughter was sexually assaulted in a hot tub."

Not all teens are children. It said she was 18.

so she was 18, that is not a child. I don't know anyone who would not let there 18 year old go to the pool alone. So this has nothing to do with her age. This might be a issue of leaving a handicap person alone, but not a issue of leaving a child alone

It in the article it quite clearly states the female is special needs and has the mental capacity of a teenager. You evidently did not bother to read the article.

It does not say she is a child

To everyone debating whether the victim was a child, or asking where the mom was, these questions don’t matter. An act of sexual misconduct occurred and it doesn’t matter what the victim’s age was or if she was alone. None of these variables should shift the full blame away from the perpetrator.

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Double post

It could have happened whilst her Mother was in the hot tub as well. Nobody can see beneath the bubbles, and some sick people would use this as an opportunity for assault. If the hot tub was full, probably be even easier to do.

Double post

some people need to be told more than once.....

To everyone debating whether the victim was a child, or asking where the mom was, these questions don’t matter. An act of sexual misconduct occurred and it doesn’t matter what the victim’s age was or if she was alone. None of these variables should shift the full blame away from the perpetrator.

 

 

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Exactly.... Sounds like he may have targeted her (easier to get at) but it could have happened to any female of any age....special needs or not. Regardless it was wrong and this person should be fully prosecuted. What jurisdiction does it fall under when the ship is in International waters???

To everyone debating whether the victim was a child, or asking where the mom was, these questions don’t matter. An act of sexual misconduct occurred and it doesn’t matter what the victim’s age was or if she was alone. None of these variables should shift the full blame away from the perpetrator.

 

 

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Spot on!!

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Spot on!!

 

 

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Wow-- guilty until proven innocent !

To everyone debating whether the victim was a child, or asking where the mom was, these questions don’t matter. An act of sexual misconduct occurred and it doesn’t matter what the victim’s age was or if she was alone. None of these variables should shift the full blame away from the perpetrator.

 

I completely agree with you.

Wow-- guilty until proven innocent !

Kind of scary. Anyone can accuse you and you’re automatically guilty.

I believe the article states she was 18 but has the mental capacity of a young teenager....but still most of us would leave a young teenager at the pool while we went to grab a drink, or use the facilities or get some fries at the buffet etc..

I’m assuming this was at night, given what happened. I would not leave a teen with diminished mental capacity or a child in a hot tub at night on a cruise ship or on the grounds of a resort.

I just hope she wasn’t completely traumatized by what happened.

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