Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County
2014 Press Release on passage of SB460 and HB781
...Loopholes still remain in Maryland law with regard to volunteers, coaches in programs outside schools, and recreational programs. These loopholes give persons in positions of authority a free pass to sexually exploit teenagers...
http://parentscoalitionmc.blogspot.com/2014/04/press-release-md-legislators-eliminate.html
Here is the result of Senator Raskin, Forehand, King, Frosh and Zirkin's intense efforts to KEEP THESE LOOPHOLES in Maryland law.
The Senators won, this student lost.
http://parentscoalitionmc.blogspot.com/2015/12/civil-lawsuit-coach-sleeps-with-teenage.html
Read about the legislation that was passed in 2014, that allows this coach to escape criminal charges. Our Montgomery County legislators fought hard to KEEP THESE LOOPHOLES in the law, and they won.
http://parentscoalitionmc.blogspot.com/search/label/SB460
In other words our part time legislators succeeded in having the exceptions outlaw the rules.
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