Most people know Thomas Ravenel as a social lite in the Charleston, South Carolina area or when he was sentenced on federal drug charges. However, it seems as if this man is never punished the way others would be.

A few months into this year, sexual assault charges were brought upon Mr. Ravenel. These charges were from a former nanny that Mr. Ravenel had working for his family. She claimed that one night Mr. Ravenel had come home while his children were asleep and she was cleaning. He then turned the lights off to where she could not see and attempted to kiss her, she refused. She then says that things escalated quickly and "Although it wasn’t penile penetration, what he did do was identified by the law as first-degree forcible rape.”

No woman should never have to suffer through this and if they do, the man should be fairly charged.

Thomas Ravenel ended up pleading guilty to the charges and was only charged $500 and given a 30 day suspended sentence.

I hate to say it but even if Thomas Ravenel's last name was not Ravenel, he probably would have been given the same type of punishment. This situation (and worse) is becoming more and more common in the world we live in today, and women are encouraged to speak out even more now.

But it is almost as if, what is the point? This man pleaded guilty and was still not punished the way he should have been!! It is sickening that we live in a world, that this is so common and it is almost like men can continue to behave this way, because at the end of the day, nothing really happens.

The situation that happened to this woman is going to haunt her for the rest of her life. But Mr. Ravenel? Oh, he basically gets to just pay $500 and move on with his life...