Travis Pennington: send a birthday card

[bite me too]

clear this up someone so i can properly judge georgia's laws and their enforcement , was he a juvi or not at the time of said incident?

The Statutory Rape laws here are very strict. Pennington isn't the first young person to be sent away for actions like this. In Rome a few a years ago a 17 y/o football player was sent to prison for consentual sex with a 15 y/o.

"A person commits the offense of child molestation when he or she does any immoral indecent act to or in the presence of or with any child under the age of 16 years with the intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires of either the child or the person…. "

http://www.gnesa.org/news/GA_laws.asp#statutory

[B_K]

The Statutory Rape laws here are very strict. Pennington isn't the first young person to be sent away for actions like this. In Rome a few a years ago a 17 y/o football player was sent to prison for consentual sex with a 15 y/o.

"A person commits the offense of child molestation when he or she does any immoral indecent act to or in the presence of or with any child under the age of 16 years with the intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires of either the child or the person…. "

http://www.gnesa.org/news/GA_laws.asp#statutory

On video while high as a kite.

[TerryM]

how many of you people who are crying that "she was only 12" have been around any 12, 13 or 14 year old girls lately? try going to any mall on the weekends and see how they act or dress. i would lock my daughter in her room and not let her come out until she was 25 if she acted like some of the ones i have seen. the 12 year olds today act like the 17 & 18 year olds did when i was growing up.

i'm sure there is a lot that hasnt been made public about this case but from everything i have read makes me believe that they should have charged Travis as a juvenile and that the girl should have been removed from her mothers care because she was not doing her job as a parent by letting her daughter spend the nites & weekends with Travis's family. Had she been friends with Travis's sister ( i dont think he has one) i wouldnt think that way, but in my book her knowingly letting her daughter stay overnite with teenage boys was just asking for trouble.

I am the father of a 12-year old daughter. I see the young girls you describe everywhere I go, but my daughter is not one of them and her circle o friends aren't that way either. Don't assume most 12-year old girls behave and look like the ones you're referring to, because they don't.

I do agree this kid should have been charged as a juvenile, since the crime occurred when he was a juvenile. Not sure why the state of GA didn't see it that way, but whatever. The fact is, as Troy has stated repeatedly, this girl was 12 years old at the time, and that can't be ignored. This girl's mother definitely should have paid a price - losing custody, charged with neglect, or something. Just terrible, terrible parenting, and a lot of very poor judgement, all the way around in this situation.

[RacedudeGa]

Hoosier - Thanks for clearing some of that up. But i still think he should have been charged as a juvenile because it happened when he was 16. Its funny how they can say a kid is an adult at 17 now and can be held accountable as an adult but they dont get the full rights as an adult. A 17 year old's parents can go to jail if they miss too many school days without officially withdrawing from school. Of course i'm one of the people who think the drinking age should be 18 also since that is the "legal" age in most states. You can die for your country but cant buy a drink. They should have at least been required to have a court hearing to see if he should have been charged as an adult or junvenile.

TerrM - I didnt mean that all 12 year olds act like the ones i was talking about, just that the idea that all 12 year olds are sweet lil girls just isnt true anymore. My daughter didnt act that way and neither do my granddaughters.

[MADCAPRACING22]

I will always stand behind that kid on here or at the race track! Am I biased? (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) right I am! I grew up with the Masseys at the race track and I will back Travis up any day! He is a good kid that did something stupid with a girl with a greedy ass mom! Enough said end of story and he does not deserve to rot in jail for ten years! I will stand by him until the end of time and if anybody on here doesn't like it you can stuff it up your ass! Happy Birthday Travis! You will race again!

[RICHARD155]

I ain't agreein with what he done but when you're a 16 year old BOY .............you're young , dumb , and full of _ _ _ . BOYS at 16 are pretty d@mn dumb and sooo are GIRLS . These girls nowadays been feedin off some different bottle of milk than when I grew up .

[Hoosier]

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[MADDEN44CHICK]

Travis Pennigton got what he deserved..

[YallareTrailerTrash]

He is exactly where he should be and the fact of the matter is he raped more than one girl. This wasnt a one time thing. He was only charged for one of his crimes.