I don’t know what the right charges are in this situation. Maybe kidnapping is the best they could do, but it certainly sounds like some sort of charges were justified. They coerced her into getting an abortion against her will by threatening to abandon her and kick her out of the house she was living in if she continued the pregnancy.
I’m not sure precisely how much the abortion has to do with the charges:
The girl, who was supposed to have been living with her father, had instead been living with the Swainstons for six months, according to court records obtained by the Guardian.
Was “supposed” to be. Obviously parents didn’t care. Likely kicked the girl out, and now that there’s a shot of them getting something out of this case, they are all hands on deck.
Poor girl. Gross boyfriend and mom. Terrible parents (girl).
Can’t really say without knowing more, but as horrible as this is, I wonder if this outcome is better than the alternatives. The child would probably have had a deadbeat dad. It doesn’t sound like she would have been able to rely on much support from her parents. Plus, if not for the pregnancy, the girl might have ended up marrying that asshole, and been saddled with in-laws who have no respect for her.
It’s still a tragic situation, but at least now she’s wiser, and hopefully has a better chance at a decent life.
Oh. It’s definitely the better outcome. I’m glad they got the abortion. The boyfriend and mother are gross for pressuring her, using the “he’ll get in trouble” excuse. So, the mom was “okay” with what she assumed was statutory rape (per law, it wasn’t). And boyfriend was okay with taking lewd photos of 15y.o. girlfriend. Where was his mom and her parents during all of this? This is an entirely dangerous situation. I’m shocked that they didn’t get pregnant sooner.
Fun fact, apparently in Idaho it’s legal for a 15 and 17 yr old to date. But the second it turns into 15 and 18 it’s a crime. If she had turned 16 first then it would have been okay though.
Laws written like this should result in the writers being shot. Just a little though so they can learn from their mistake.
Is it really that gross? Two people in a relationship are financially dependent on the BF’s single mom. Both are having consensual sex. They have an accident (understandable) and are partially liable (also understandable), and they offer to drive her an entire state away and pay for the abortion because Idaho is a shithole state. Or she can carry to term and be financially dependent on her own family.
If she gives birth and they had decided to keep it, that’s two young adults with a highschool education at best, financially dependent on a single mom in Idaho, now with a third mouth to feed, all on one income. Neither will be able to go to college or save money. The mom will expend everything she’s saved to care for three people, and they will be trapped in a loop of poverty.
However, she accepts the abortion and they drive her all the way to Oregon to get help. Then, they get charged in Idaho for the aforementioned reason (shithole state).
It’s a recurring theme in Idaho, read Educated if you want a depressing but gripping read on the issues of poverty and education and a lack of social safety nets that Idaho has.
During the pandemic, Idaho’s lack of care overtaxed their healthcare system so badly that they had to ship their sick to other states for treatment. This deferred critical medical care for residents of those other states because so many Idaho residents in their hospitals were at risk of dying.
Look, I’m 100% supportive of the abortion in this case. I think it’s the right call. I just don’t think anyone should be pressured to make that decision - especially when your entire support structure is at stake.
I’ll take a look at that book, looks like an interesting read.
It’s a real page turner, I voraciously read it over a vacation after an aunt finished it in roughly the same amount of time. Some people’s lives feel like a thriller movie. I’m thankful that most of us have peaceful ones though.
Like, this is the exact opposite of what conservatives wanted with their anti abortion law, and likely why they’re not using it.
I hope the Democrats pounce on this, because this is the sort of shit that was considered over emotional hand wringing when people suggested it could happen. But then again, they said the same thing about the 10yo who needed the out of state abortion, o who knows what good it will do....
Fuck im tired and thought you we’re claiming liberals we’re wanting eugenics and population control. Was about to call ya a gormless cocksucking bastard.
She had been in a consensual sexual relationship with Kadyn Swainston since she was 15 and he was 17, and the relationship continued after he turned 18, the girl told police.
In less ass-backwards states, the age difference would be small enough to eliminate the possibility of sexual assault/statuary rape charges against the son. However, Idaho is… different.
That’s a little misleading, this was a 16 year old who was living with her 18 year old boyfriend and his mom. Obviously having an abortion was the only remotely sensible thing to do rather than bringing a baby into that household.
How convenient of you to forget them threatening to not pay child support, to break up, and, presumably, every other shit bag emotional abuse tactic used on this girl who probably left her parents for a good reason.
The girl said that she was “happy” to learn she was pregnant, but said Kadyn Swainston told her that he would not pay child support and that the relationship would be over if she gave birth, court records show. The girl also said that Rachael Swainston made the arrangements for the girl to have an abortion. Rachael Swainston told the girl that Kadyn Swainston would get in trouble because he was over 18, and threatened to kick her out of the house if she revealed she was pregnant to her parents, police said.
I don’t think a mother telling her teenage son’s girlfriend that she’s not going to have a baby she can’t support under her roof is inappropriate. She could go back to her parents or anywhere else on Earth that would have her if she wanted to become a teen mother.
They are two years apart, both underage. Then when he turned 18, suddenly that makes it different? She had been living with them for an extended period of time and having consensual sex while both were minors. When she became pregnant, the family didn’t want her to keep the pregnancy, where the options were to either get an abortion (valid, especially for 16-18 Y/Os still wholly dependent on the parents financially and for shelter) or her going back to her family’s Idaho house and having the baby. She chose the former. That’s not kidnapping, that’s a choice.
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