Girl, 18, Accused of Sexually Assaulting Schoolmate, 14
BLITZER: Openly gay youths will soon be allowed to join the Boy Scouts of America. In an historic decision, the scout's national council voted to end its century-old policy of barring gay Scouts. Gay rights advocates are hailing the move, but some religious groups argue it dilutes the Boy Scout's message of morality. The Scouts keeping the ban on gay adult leaders. New policy takes effect January 1, 2014. In Florida, a same-sex case is making headlines. An 18-year-old girl is accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old female schoolmate. If convicted, Kaitlyn Hunt could go to prison for as long as 15 years and be labeled a sexual predator. She says it was not assault. Sarah Ganim has the report.</s>SARAH GANIM, CNN CONTRIBUTOR: Authorities in Indian River, Florida, say this is a sexual predator.</s>KAITLYN HUNT, ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT: I'm scared of losing my life -- the rest of my life. Not being able to go to college and be around kids and my sisters and my family.</s>GANIM: Instead of trying out this month for a college cheer team, 18- year-old Kaitlyn Hunt is defending herself against charges she sexually assaulted a child, a high school classmate, a freshman age 14.</s>KELLEY HUNT SMITH, KAITLYN HUNT'S MOTHER: To hold someone accountable for a felony for having a relationship with a peer seems outrageous to me.</s>GANIM: It's not just the law that seems outrageous to the family, but the punishment. Kaitlyn Hunt is facing 15 years in jail and a lifetime labeled as a sexual predator unless she accepts a plea deal for two child-abuse felonies. Her family fears the impact of two child-abuse felonies on her record forever.</s>HUNT SMITH: A decision like that is, it's like the lesser of two evils. You know, her life has been destroyed already. You know, I can't handle this. And I'm 37 years old.</s>GANIM: The sheriff says this is not about anyone's sexual orientation. In Florida, a 14-year-old can't consent to sex.</s>DERYL LOAR, SHERIFF, INDIAN RIVER, FLORIDA: There's a big difference between a 14-year-old child and an 18-year-old child, if you will.</s>GANIM: Police recorded a phone call where both girls admit to the relationship. Hunt is not the first high school senior to find out that sex with a freshman is, in some places, illegal.</s>LOAR: In fact, we have had cases in the past where we have had same- sex, similar circumstances. Albeit, some of the evidence may not have been as intriguing, I guess. We've also obviously had 18-year-old males with a relationship with 14-year-old females.</s>GANIM: But Hunt's attorney says prosecutors are treating her like a predator.</s>JULIA GRAVES, ATTORNEY FOR HUNT FAMILY: I've seen those personally. They get a misdemeanor and they all move on with their lives.</s>GANIM: The Hunts believe this would have never been reported by the young girl's parents if Kaitlyn was a boy.</s>HUNT SMITH: We would not be here if the parents were not baited. To take it criminally, I feel like they're using the law, the age law to pursue the parents.</s>BLITZER: That was our report from Sarah Ganim. By the way, of the alleged 14-year-old victim, they're speaking out publicly for the first time. They spoke exclusively to affiliate, WPEC, and they're defending their decision to press charges.</s>JIM SMITH, FATHER OF ALLEGED VICTIM: We had no alternative, but to turn to the law and as basically a last resort.</s>UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: So this whole story about "you blame Kate" for making your daughter gay, where did that come from?</s>JIM SMITH: I don't know. You tell me. It didn't come from us. Because that's not how we feel.</s>LAURIE SMITH, MOTHER OF ALLEGED VICTIM: It was never said. And that's why we feel that we had to tell how we felt.</s>BLITZER: The 18-year-old, by the way, must decide by today whether to accept a plea deal in the case. All right, a very different note. Shhh, you're going to wake him up. Morgan Freeman takes a nap during a live interview. We'll tell you what happened after the break.