In An “Openly Sexual” Time, Do We Need To Look At Consent Laws At All?

The case of Sascha and Alyssa Engel.

I will start off with video explaining this case, then dive deeper:

So, what happened here was you had a married couple outside of Tampa. The allegation is that Sascha (the male) forced a 16 year-old boy to have sex with Alyssa (the wife) while he watched. Notably, this has been a porn narrative for about three decades, often involving stepsons and the like. However, 16 is still a minor, so they were charged.

The incident happened in March. I believe legal authorities learned about it in April. Sascha, who was a lieutenant firefighter, was placed on admin leave in late May. The couple just recently began appearing in court.

Both face three counts of unlawful sexual activity with a minor.

Let's unpack this a little bit:

1. Some outlets report this was the first time the 16 year-old had interacted with them, but most report they knew him before. That’s only logical. Why would a…