Monday, March 19, 2007

Sex education begins at home

A lot of people are uncomfortable about discussing the birds and the bees with their children. I'm guessing that's not the case with this couple:
A mother and her boyfriend were sentenced to three years probation on Monday for having intercourse in front of the woman's 9-year-old daughter to teach the girl about sex.

Chief Family Court Judge Jeremiah S. Jeremiah Jr. sentenced Rebecca Arnold of Woonsocket, and her boyfriend, David Prata, to probation and a three-year suspended sentence after they pleaded no contest to a felony child neglect charge.

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During an investigation by the state child welfare authorities, Prata, 33, said he and Arnold, 36, had sex "all the time" in front of the child and that "we don't believe in hiding anything." He told an investigator that they did not force the girl to watch.
Well, that's nice, I guess. But I bet he's going to be rethinking the whole "we don't believe in hiding anything" policy when the bills for the girl's therapy come due.

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