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"Is the judicial system sexist when it comes to sex crimes?"

By Douglas A. Berman

The provocative question in the title of this post is from the sub-headline of this local article from Florida, which carries the main headline "Do Female Sex Offenders Receive a Lighter Punishment Compared to Males?".  Here is the story of the case prompting these questions: Sentencing for an Okaloosa sex offender has sparked a lot of discussion. 31-year old Michelle Kemp had sex with a 15-year-old boy but she will not be going to prison.  The lawyers on both sides of the case insist, when it comes to sex crimes, the judicial system is not sexist Michelle Kemp was arrested back in August 2009 for having sex with a 15-year-old. The boy's family decided not to press charges if the relationship stopped -- but it didn?t.  In December, Kemp drove more than 100 miles from her home in Crestview to pick the boy up at a drug treatment center in Bay County, where the two had sex again...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on January 27, 2011 (boomark / email).