18-year-old woman accused of statutory rape becomes homosexual icon
A Sebastian, FL high school senior accused of an illicit sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl has become a rallying point in the gay rights debate. “Stop the hate, free Kate,” is the battle cry of gay activists nationwide who are seeking to cast Kaitlyn Hunt, 18, as a martyr after she was arrested in February and charged with two felony counts of lewd and lascivious battery against a child between the ages of 12 and 16 for having sex with her 14-year-old girlfriend. The younger girl's name is being withheld because of victim protection laws. Florida ’s age of consent is 18, or 15 as long as both partners are 18 and under. If convicted, Hunt faces up to fifteen years in prison and will have to register as a sex offender. Kaitlyn Hunt Hunt’s parents started a massive social media campaign after her arrest to build media and public support for their daughter, claiming on both their webpage and Facebook group that the only reason the victim’s parents pressed