'It takes a village to protect an alleged high-profile predator. That was the takeaway late last week when the indictments of two rich, powerful men, both charged with preying on underage girls, also swept up the men accused of enabling them.' Our critic:
It takes a village to protect an alleged high-profile predator.
Kelly’s former manager Derrel McDavid was arraigned Friday, and another employee, Milton “June” Brown, must turn himself in by Monday after New York federal prosecutors included the two men as defendants in the indictment charging Kelly with child pornography, conspiracy and obstruction of justice.
R. Kelly rose to fame in the 1990s on the strength of raw talent, passionate performances and songs filled with references to his sexual prowess. In 1994, for example, the then-27-year-old wrote and produced the hit album and song “Age Ain’t Nothing but a Number” for his then-15-year-old bride, singer Aaliyah. Audiences ate it up.
For better and worse, Netflix’s “Sex Education” and HBO’s “Euphoria” are veritable orgies of teen libido designed to make adults laugh and gasp while wondering where their kids are. The reality, however, is that the majority of today’s high school juniors are virgins. The percentage of those who have sexual intercourse has declined from 62% to 42% since 1991,That less titillating reality, or the responsibility we all have for protecting our kids, rarely seems to make it into the narrative.
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