The CT Supreme Court ruled yesterday that sex between consenting adults who happen to also be students and teachers is a per-se crime.

Richard Emanuel, the lawyer representing teacher Van Clifton McKenzie-Adams, who was sentenced in 2004 to seven years in prison for having sex with two New Haven high school students, argued before the Supreme Court last year that state law prohibiting school employees from having sexual relations with students was overly broad.

The reason, he argued, is that the law does not require prosecutors to show that a student was coerced by a teacher’s power or authority, or that a student had any professional contact with the teacher in question.

Both the students in question were above the age of consent in this case. You can read the opinion here [.pdf file]

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