Florida man who had sexual relationship with a minor convinces judge to not put him in prison. Says the girl was a "willing participant"

[concise]

After-school counselor who had sex with teen avoids prison but not sex-offender label

Despite pushback from her parents, the man's teenage victim asked a judge to spare him from prison: 'Mr. Scionti is by no means a threat.'

www.palmbeachpost.com

The girl's father listened with a hand pressed to his eyes. He and his wife had begged the judge to send Scionti to prison for the sexual relationship he pursued with their daughter.

"I don't believe that there should be any mercy or any leniency whatsoever," the father told Suskauer. "It's put a wedge in our family. It's separated my son and his sister more so than they were before. And the fact that my daughter is probably on Zoom trying to defend this whole thing is aggravating."

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Florida & Florida's justice system

 

[lowkey0z]

A former after-school counselor who had sex with a teenager avoided prison Wednesday in part by arguing that his victim was a "willing participant" of the crime.

The teenager agreed. In a letter to the judge, she said 27-year-old Sebastiano Scionti "is by no means a threat to society and never was." The young woman, who was 17 at the time of Scionti's arrest and has since turned 18, asked Circuit Judge Scott Suskauer to spare him from prison and let the two contact one another — something they'd been forbidden from doing since his arrest in 2023.

Suskauer obliged.

In one conversation, the girl reminded Scionti of her age and the potential consequences of his actions.

"AHEM 17 AHEM," she wrote. "AHEM JAIL AHEM"

He responded: "AHEM WORTH IT AHEM."

the stockholm syndrome is strong in this one..shyt's crazy

 

[parallax]

Why does it matter if the victim agrees its consensual? Its fukking statutory rape if she's underage. That fukker and the jury all need to be pistol whipped

 

[Turbulent]

I read the article quickly so maybe i missed something but i think he could have beat the case if he went to trial.

The man was 25, the girl was 17 at the time. Google and Wikipedia says the age of consent in texas is 17. The only way its illegal is if he has a position of authority over her. The article is pretty vague regarding that aspect. All they say is that he had a "position of trust in the community" and that "he worked at a local school". They never he was her coach or teacher or anything. They don't even say that she attended the school where he worked. I think if that was the case they would have made sure to mention it. The guy probably had bad representation due to low income and probably got scared so he took the first deal they offered him...

I in no way condone his actions, just speaking on the legal/technical aspect.

 

[Strapped]

He's Caucasian op

 

[fantabolous]

I read the article quickly so maybe i missed something but i think he could have beat the case if he went to trial.

The man was 25, the girl was 17 at the time. Google and Wikipedia says the age of consent in texas is 17. The only way its illegal is if he has a position of authority over her. The article is pretty vague regarding that aspect. All they say is that he had a "position of trust in the community" and that "he worked at a local school". They never he was her coach or teacher or anything. They don't even say that she attended the school where he worked. I think if that was the case they would have made sure to mention it. The guy probably had bad representation due to low income and probably got scared so he took the first deal they offered him...

I in no way condone his actions, just speaking on the legal/technical aspect.

Putting personal feelings and biases aside, this case is complicated as he seemingly was into her as a coworker, not as her counselor. The article says they both worked together at an elementary school and had the same boss, so they were peers. The age difference is odd, but wouldn't bother most people if they were even 4-5 years older. TECHNICALLY this situation is legal in like 80% of the US, though Florida is in that other 20%, so I can see him avoiding a lengthy jail sentence. He is now an offender for life, so there's that.

 

[concise]

I read the article quickly so maybe i missed something but i think he could have beat the case if he went to trial.

The man was 25, the girl was 17 at the time. Google and Wikipedia says the age of consent in texas is 17. The only way its illegal is if he has a position of authority over her. The article is pretty vague regarding that aspect. All they say is that he had a "position of trust in the community" and that "he worked at a local school". They never he was her coach or teacher or anything. They don't even say that she attended the school where he worked. I think if that was the case they would have made sure to mention it. The guy probably had bad representation due to low income and probably got scared so he took the first deal they offered him...

I in no way condone his actions, just speaking on the legal/technical aspect.

Why are you talking about Texas? Title says Florida.

 

[Cladyclad]

A 25/year old can fukk a 17 year old

he Not a sex offender

 

[Silkk]

She was 17 and he was 25. She was literally “grown” in a couple months. Cmon

 

[concise]

She was 17 and he was 25. She was literally “grown” in a couple months. Cmon

She was 17 when he was arrested in Nov 2023.
It is March 2025 and she is still 18.
And he knowingly lied when cops pulled up on him.
Just a couple of months?

 

[Silkk]

She was 17 when he was arrested in Nov 2023.
It is March 2025 and she is still 18.
And he knowingly lied when cops pulled up on him.
Just a couple of months?

Man you know I ain’t read all that shyt lol


When did she turn 18?

 

[Scottie Drippin]

@hex

Mods a favor - I posted this article in a group chat amongst friends a few days ago. Even though I knew this would certainly be a plat, I didn't post on thecoli as I feared the direction the discourse would go given the questionable nature of many a coli poster.

But, seeing as how it has made it here anyway, I do officially request for this soon-to-be platinum thread to be credited to me, and to me only.

Platinum threads are, of course, quite valuable. One of this statute so early in the year will keep me until next winters pass.

Good day,
#3 Coli Poster via Seniority
Scottie Drippin

 

[get these nets]

Putting personal feelings and biases aside, this case is complicated as he seemingly was into her as a coworker, not as her counselor. The article says they both worked together at an elementary school and had the same boss, so they were peers. The age difference is odd, but wouldn't bother most people if they were even 4-5 years older. TECHNICALLY this situation is legal in like 80% of the US, though Florida is in that other 20%, so I can see him avoiding a lengthy jail sentence. He is now an offender for life, so there's that.

You are weirdo to justify an adult doing this to a high school kid.

 

[fantabolous]

You are weirdo to justify an adult doing this to a high school kid.

Respectfully, I didn't "justify" anything. What I did was read the article, then make some factual observations. If he was in MOST other states, he would not have been charged with a crime.

 

[UWasntThere]

Why does it matter if the victim agrees its consensual? Its fukking statutory rape if she's underage. That fukker and the jury all need to be pistol whipped

The whole concept of statutory rape is that a minor can not legally give consent.

That judge should be disbarred. That's disgusting