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In 2009, Christian Boone of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) authored an article entitled ''It’s gross, but it ain’t illegal: Judge says teacher not guilty for having sex with student.''<ref>[https://www.ajc.com/news/local/gross-but-ain-illegal-judge-says-teacher-not-guilty-for-having-sex-with-student/Uob206vfJYQuOOtNcpID7K/ Christian Boone, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC), ''It’s gross, but it ain’t illegal: Judge says teacher not guilty for having sex with student'' (2009)].</ref> The article discusses how Judge Flournoy issued a directed verdict to bypass the jury in a case against a 36-year-old Marietta High School teacher who admitted to having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student. "It's gross, it's awful, but it ain't illegal," said Flournoy according to the article. "This was a consensual relationship."<ref>[https://www.ajc.com/news/local/gross-but-ain-illegal-judge-says-teacher-not-guilty-for-having-sex-with-student/Uob206vfJYQuOOtNcpID7K/ Christian Boone, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC), ''It’s gross, but it ain’t illegal: Judge says teacher not guilty for having sex with student'' (2009)].</ref> The prosecutor in the case, Maurice Brown, argued that the teacher used his position to take advantage of a romantically naive teenager. "He led her to believe he was in love with her . . . . He led her to believe she was in love with him."<ref>[https://www.ajc.com/news/local/gross-but-ain-illegal-judge-says-teacher-not-guilty-for-having-sex-with-student/Uob206vfJYQuOOtNcpID7K/ Christian Boone, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC), ''It’s gross, but it ain’t illegal: Judge says teacher not guilty for having sex with student'' (2009)].</ref> Navigating Justice consulted with Marietta Attorney, Matt McMaster regarding the shortcomings of Georgia's child protective laws, past, present and future, and here was his breakdown: