In January, Courtney Bowles, 31, a Mountain View High School employee was discovered by a police officer, having sex with a 16 year old male student. Police say she and the boy were found naked in a car at Loveland Park in Colorado. Bowles was employed by the high school as an Instructional Coach. Supposedly, an Instructional Coach works with school teachers to improve their classroom instruction and interaction skills with students.

Despite the fact Prosecutor Renee Doak requested Bowles be sentenced to jail and despite the fact police were witness to the crime, Judge Stephen Howard ruled Bowles be set free. She will serve no jail time. Instead, Bowles must perform 80 hours of community service, serve 10 years on probation and register as a sex offender. She is also prohibited from seeing minors under the age of 18.

Colorado Teacher Sex Offender

If I had done something like this with a 16 year old girl, I am certain I would be in jail. This woman got away with a very light sentence.

I will admit there has been progress in ending the gender double standard concerning sexual offenses. For example, Christine Hubbs was recently sentenced to 5 years in jail after having sex with several 13 year old boys. Zuberi posted an article about Julie Carr who was sentenced to 20 years in prision for sexual abouse of a 2 year old. However, cases like Courtney Bowles (and another recent case - Michelle Kemp) show there are still judges and prosecutors adhering to obsolete ideas concerning women's sentencing. In other words, they still adhere to feminism.