Female teacher's sex charge is unusual

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"When former Johnston County teacher Rebecca Withrow was charged this month with having sex with an 11-year-old male student, the news stunned parents who knew her as a talented teacher, devoted parent and PTA president."

"The time Letourneau spent incarcerated is notable because women often face less severe punishments than male teachers charged with sexual improprieties."

"But Berlin said boys face the same long-term effects as girls who are victims of sexual abuse: early and inappropriate sexual behavior; problems building relationships later in life; a tendency to either remain a victim or become an abuser themselves."