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A neat little morality tale about the (sexual) pharisaism of the older generation. So great is the young couple's fear of parental condemnation that they will do anything to prevent the girl's father from finding out about their consensual relations, yet that same father not only hypocritically engages in sexual activity outside the bounds of his marriage but also abuses his official position to extort sexual favors from unwilling partners. The punishment for his professional corruption and sexual transgressions is the defilement of his daughter: Example: [Collected by Brunvand, 1980] An earlier legend told of a young couple who suddenly found themselves in need of emergency assistance while in the act (e.g., they became trapped in the back seat of a car at a drive-in), and the law enforcement officer sent to render aid turned out to be the girl's father. This older form, a warning against adolescent sexual activity (Don't do it; you'll get caught somehow!), may have picked up the additional theme of moral hypocrisy over the years and evolved into the modern form. The Big Book of Urban Legends. New York: Paradox Press, 1994. ISBN 1-56389-165-4 (p. 131).
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