Let's hope these particular youngsters learned their lesson. Child sex abuse: My little heart would beat faster when I’d hear him coming down to my room, Sophie says. 'It's just upsetting that kids are familiar with the word rape at such an early age, whether they understand it or not.' Well, 'kids are known for pushing the offensiveness envelope,' says Anna North at Jezebel. But in a way, that's what make this story so 'unsettling.' The kids probably picked it up from television or the internet, and assumed that 'humping and sex is weird and silly' - as children tend to do. 'Likely the children at this school didn't understand what rape means,' says Amy Graff at SF Gate. How did kids even come up with this game? The 59-year-old was arrested and confessed in full saying that he raped the boy. Sprung says he sent the letter 'to quell rumors and speculation,' and thinks his staff has done an 'excellent job' of 'extinguishing the game.' No kids have been spotted playing rape tag since he sent his letter. According to Ms Kopylenko, the 59-year-old was a local homeless man who had been living in the abandoned house. Sprung says 15 to 20 parents have contacted him, 'some of whom were upset about having to discuss the sensitive topic with their children,' says Wood.
