Latest accusation against someone famous for sexual harrassment...well, a has been...

[Archae]

Nicole Eggert says Scott Baio made out with her when she was a minor.

Actor Scott Baio fires back at allegations that he molested a minor on the set of ‘Charles in Charge’

https://www.rawstory.com/2018/01/actor-scott-baio-fires-back-allegations-molested-minor-set-charles-charge/

[Vinca]

1. Isn't he one of the Bible thumpers now? If so, he gets an automatic "mulligan."

[Onyrleft]

2. I wonder if he'll lose his job as....

oh, nevermind.

[Ken Burch]

5. Maybe they'll make him GET a job.

n/t.

[red dog 1]

3. "It started when I was 14," Eggert Tweeted.."Wasn't a one-time deal."

Baio said she was over 18 and that the sex was consensual. (Bullshit!)

Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire!

[Kaleva]

4. In a 2013 interview, she said she had Scott "pop the cherry" when she was 17.

She was embarrassed to be a virgin and wanted to be a veteran.

"On the radio show, Nicole revealed that she and Scott, who is now 53, started hooking up during filming. "Yeah, there was some flirting, yeah there was some messing around later when I was like 16. And don't forget, he was in his 20s."

But she said they didn't have sex until later. "I was a virgin until I was 17, almost 18 years old." She didn't want to go into the virginity thing on the radio, but they pushed, since she’s dated so many famous people. She said she didn't lose her virginity to "Marky Mark" Wahlberg. He was close, though.

Nicole eventually revealed that Scott was her first time. She was 17 and started dating another guy and didn't want to be a virgin anymore. “I was embarrassed I was a virgin, so I needed someone to pop the cherry and make me a veteran.” So she basically asked Scott to do the deed. She didn't even want to go out to dinner with him, she just wanted him for the experience!"

http://www.wetpaint.com/nicole-eggert-i-lost-my-608636/

[mr_lebowski]

6. I hate Scott Baio with a passion, but I'm kinda whatever on this ...

Plenty of states where age of consent is 16 or 17 years old, esp. back then ... and it doesn't sound like he he leveraged a position of power over her, or forced himself on her, nor plied her w/drugs or alcohol ... In fact, she 'enthusiastically consented'.

Just because there's an age difference of that nature doesn't inherently mean 'something evil happened'. Very often, an age difference like this DOES mean something untoward happened but don't particularly subscribe to the idea it's inherently reproachable, in and of itself, for a, say 25 yo to sleep with a 17 year old. It entirely depends on why/how. If it's honestly consensual ... I really don't care. It's their business.

I'm speaking here of the younger partner being a couple years past puberty, but perhaps not exactly 18 ... not it's fine with ANY age, to be clear.

[Kaleva]

7. Until I hear more, I'm not going to make a judgement against Baio on this just yet.

According to the interview, she says she was almost 18 and I agree entirely with what you said and which I quote below:

"Plenty of states where age of consent is 16 or 17 years old, esp. back then ... and it doesn't sound like he he leveraged a position of power over her, or forced himself on her, nor plied her w/drugs or alcohol ... In fact, she 'enthusiastically consented'. "

[moriah]

8. I'm somewhat torn. An 11 year age difference, plus...

... the way she phrased that there had been "flirting", then "messing around later when I was like 16" (emphasis mine)....

Suggests that if she's now saying things "started" at 14, she may be (I too want more details on just what she's alleging) referring to behaviors that could be considered "grooming" in retrospect. And if "like 16" means "just before 16"... well, if sexual contact occurred it could have been a crime, though if jt happened here it would be a low-degree felony but still a sex offense.

Now, when I was between 15-17, I had a few guys compliment me by saying they wished I was older, who were of that age difference. But they never touched me beyond a quick hug occasionally, which wasn't uncommon in our circle of acquaintances and usually witnessed. And when I was 19, I did end up briefly being with one of them. Some in my community expressed even more strict personal rules if they were older than their 20s -- on a local BBS, someone female was getting wished a happy 18th birthday. One response from a 30-something was " (insert chick) is LEGAL!" despite our age of consent being 16, and someone responded back "Not til they're 21, dude. Signed, your handy morals advisor". We might have been prudes.

Laws are there and Romeo/Juliet clauses hopefully in place for keeping the idea that young romance, if it's going to happen, is probably best between young people. And to set some kind of standard for what we decide should result in the sanction of temporary expulsion from society.

But I also think most parents would shit a brick if told a 25 year old man was flirting with their 14, or even 15, year old daughter.

[Kaleva]

9. I agree with you

But I'm going to wait until I hear more before making a judgment call on this. If Scott is a predator, there will be others coming forward.