Urgent advice on adult texting a 16 year old

Mrsn

bradders1983 said:

sweetsand said:

bradders1983 said:

The OP won't return. £100 on it, please Mr Hill.

Why do you constantly take threads totally OT and undermine the OP every time?

Dont blame me for your last post vanishing.

Anyway this is the last time I acknowledge you as the last time I did I got a two week holiday. Good night!

I’d noticed you hadn’t been around and wondered whether you’d been put on the naughty step!! 

74jax

I have only been away a day........ What have I missed......, 😂 🙈 😉 

Spendless

Comms69 said:

_shel said:

nerox said:

Not illegal to talk to someone unless they ask you to stop.

16 is an adult and they can talk to whoever they wish

16 is not an adult, it is the age of consent but adulthood is 18. You can still be prosecuted for grooming a 16 year old depending on the circumstances. 

Only in terms of a position of trust. 

Far more likely is that texts lead to pictures, and that is unlawful. But we really do need context first

Since the OP hasn't returned I thought I'd ask about a hypothetical question relating to this.
2 17yos have been dating for some months. The eldest turns 18. The younger won't be 18 for another 6 months.
The younger one has attended a club/extra curricular activity since they were a young child.
The eldest is offered a job in a 'teaching position'. Not exactly teaching but running/coaching a class (not where you need qualifications to do it). They won't actually be coaching/running the class the younger one attends, but they will be a member of staff at the club that the younger one attends as a student.
Would this present a problem?

Savvy_Sue

I'd say it depends. The leadership of the class need to know these two are dating, and their behaviour during and within sight / sound of class time needs to be scrupulously correct - no soppy talk, no physical contact, no indication of a relationship at all, IMO. 

If not capable of doing that, then the older one should step back.

But I may be wrong: the class leadership may say "no way no how never!" As they would if the relationship only started now.

zaxdog

Well a person can get married or join the military at 16 so texting shouldn't be a huge problem?

Pollycat

Re the hypothetical scenario posed earlier today:
The people in charge of the teaching staff have to make the call.
Random strangers on t'interweb can't say for sure unless they are in a position of authority.

Comms69

Spendless said:

Comms69 said:

_shel said:

nerox said:

Not illegal to talk to someone unless they ask you to stop.

16 is an adult and they can talk to whoever they wish

16 is not an adult, it is the age of consent but adulthood is 18. You can still be prosecuted for grooming a 16 year old depending on the circumstances. 

Only in terms of a position of trust. 

Far more likely is that texts lead to pictures, and that is unlawful. But we really do need context first

Since the OP hasn't returned I thought I'd ask about a hypothetical question relating to this.
2 17yos have been dating for some months. The eldest turns 18. The younger won't be 18 for another 6 months.
The younger one has attended a club/extra curricular activity since they were a young child.
The eldest is offered a job in a 'teaching position'. Not exactly teaching but running/coaching a class (not where you need qualifications to do it). They won't actually be coaching/running the class the younger one attends, but they will be a member of staff at the club that the younger one attends as a student.
Would this present a problem?

No. The relationship isnt a result of an abuse of position. In effect it's a volunteer at a club, dating a member of the club, but with no direct interaction.