when it comes to the gray areas that svu explores i usually see both sides and lean one way or another. this isn't one where i can see the 'it's rape' side. in the case barba mentioned about the twin brother, that i can see—it's a clear misrepresentation of an intimate partner that the victim would plausibly have no way of predicting. in this situation, yeah, i see it as a violation of someone's (tenuous) trust, but bribing university officials is as much a crime as identity fraud is, so if anything this was a case of two people trying to commit a crime. for once i kind of think a grumpy judge was actually right—this wasn't something to grandstand on. i get that a lot of new legislation comes about due to the way landmark court cases go, but this was hardly a landmark type of case.
also: a quick google search tells me that identity theft is considered a felony punishable up to 15 years in prison under the federal definition of the crime. prosecute the man for identity fraud, and his partner in crime for nonconsensual taping of a sexual encounter, both of them hopefully get convicted and serve some time for being human garbage.
but ultimately i think the moral of the story is don't try to get your kid into college using your sex appeal or your money, it's shady and your kid is the one that suffers your bad life choices? right??
Review by hannahBlockedParent2022-03-03T06:43:25Z
when it comes to the gray areas that svu explores i usually see both sides and lean one way or another. this isn't one where i can see the 'it's rape' side. in the case barba mentioned about the twin brother, that i can see—it's a clear misrepresentation of an intimate partner that the victim would plausibly have no way of predicting. in this situation, yeah, i see it as a violation of someone's (tenuous) trust, but bribing university officials is as much a crime as identity fraud is, so if anything this was a case of two people trying to commit a crime. for once i kind of think a grumpy judge was actually right—this wasn't something to grandstand on. i get that a lot of new legislation comes about due to the way landmark court cases go, but this was hardly a landmark type of case.
also: a quick google search tells me that identity theft is considered a felony punishable up to 15 years in prison under the federal definition of the crime. prosecute the man for identity fraud, and his partner in crime for nonconsensual taping of a sexual encounter, both of them hopefully get convicted and serve some time for being human garbage.
but ultimately i think the moral of the story is don't try to get your kid into college using your sex appeal or your money, it's shady and your kid is the one that suffers your bad life choices? right??