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But can you do that? can you actually outlaw a relationship between consenting, quote, adults? joey jackson is criminal defense attorney. jason friedman, a former prosecutor. a little background here. the mother, as anyone can imagine is outraged about this and her daughter. she says i have no legal recourse and i believe this teacher was setting my daughter up for this. and there is nothing i can do about it. first of all, is she right? is there no legal recourse at this point in time? >> well the answer is yes and no, right? that is the legal answer. here's the point, jenna. the point is if ...

Illinoises, michigans, californias, these are the large population centers and it is one of these things where something doesn't change, certainly it will start to have a dramatic impact on everything including this real fragile recovery that we're experiencing. jon: that will be the bad news. charles payne from fox business network, charles, thank you. >> thanks. jon:. >> a new push to criminalize relationships between teachers and students. inappropriate relationships that is. a 41-year-old man on the screen is former teacher, james hooker. he began sending thousands of text messages to jord...

Who had first suspended him indefinitely without pay but now he has stepped down. there's also new fallout from the controversial relationship involving a california teacher who literally left his family and then moved in with his 18-year-old student. now a state lawmaker is proposing a bill that would make it a felony for any elementary or high school teacher to date any student regardless of their age. abc's nanette miranda has details. >> reporter: their relationship made national headlines. a 41-year-old modesto high school teacher named james hooker moves in with jordan powers, his 18-y...

Moments on the "dr. phil" show. abc's cecilia vega has the downright dirty details. >> reporter: theirs is a love story that has been making headlines ever since jordan powers and james hooker went public with their romance on "good morning america." he is the now famous 41-year-old high school teacher who left his wife and kids to move in with his 18-year-old student. >> you've lost your career over this. >> i have. >> you've lost your wife and children right now. >> yes. >> what makes this worth it? >> i think at some point you take a leap of faith when love is involved. >> reporter: and thi...

♪ tainted love ♪ both of us bobbing our heads to "tainted love," right? it's probably one of the nicer things we could say about a couple we first told you about a couple weeks ago. >> that's right. he's her former teacher and together they faced off with her mother for some cringe-worthy moments on the "dr. phil" show. abc's cecilia vega has the downright dirty details. >> reporter: theirs is a love story that has been making headlines ever since jordan powers and james hooker went ♪ oh, tainted love ♪ ♪ tainted love ♪ both of us bobbing our heads to "tainted love," right? it'...