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Media fail
Jul. 26th, 2011 04:41 pmHeadline: Congressman Resigns in Sex Scandal
First paragraph "...will resign amid the political fallout from an 18-year-old woman's allegations of an unwanted sexual encounter with him."
What I surmise actually happened: Congressman, who had previously been accused of raping his then-girlfriend, is accused of raping young woman.
Now, they article only says "sexual encounter", but then uses the phrase "said the sex was consensual", which implies to me that the accusation is of rape, not sexual assault. I suppose I should be glad they didn't use the phrase "had his way with."
First paragraph "...will resign amid the political fallout from an 18-year-old woman's allegations of an unwanted sexual encounter with him."
What I surmise actually happened: Congressman, who had previously been accused of raping his then-girlfriend, is accused of raping young woman.
Now, they article only says "sexual encounter", but then uses the phrase "said the sex was consensual", which implies to me that the accusation is of rape, not sexual assault. I suppose I should be glad they didn't use the phrase "had his way with."
