Accused Seducer of 10 Boys Faces Parental Wrath : Courts: Demonstrators outside a hearing for a Granada Hills woman protest the state rape law that only applies to female victims.

A court appearance Friday by a 40-year-old Granada Hills woman charged with seducing at least 10 teen-age boys prompted a brief demonstration by a group of parents protesting state rape laws that apply only to female victims.

Commissioner Richard L. Brand postponed an arraignment until May 29 at the request of a lawyer for Faye D. Abramowitz, who has been charged with three counts of lewd conduct with a child and five counts of oral copulation with a person under 18.

After the brief court appearance, Abramowitz, her sister and her lawyer hurriedly shuffled out of the San Fernando Courthouse as television and newspaper photographers and several parents and teen-agers carrying signs ran to catch up. “Faye . . . Why?” one sign read. “Change Statutory Rape Laws for Boys,” read another.

During the scramble, a demonstrator slipped on the sidewalk outside the court and hurt her knee.

Abramowitz made no comment to the protesters.

Cheryl Wright, who said her 14-year-old son was seduced by Abramowitz, said she and two other parents and supporters attended the hearing to call attention to California rape laws that prohibit sex between men and girls but not women and boys.

“We’ve got to change our rape laws,” she said. “We have to protect our children.”

Outside the courthouse, Deputy Dist. Atty. Craig Richman said he would have charged Abramowitz with rape but was forced to settle with charges of lewd conduct and oral copulation with a minor, which carry more lenient penalties.

Abramowitz could be sentenced to a maximum of 7 years, 8 months if convicted, Richman said.

He said the inconsistency of the state rape laws reflects societal biases and noted that some people believe it is an honor for a teen-age boy to have sex with a woman. “It’s a joke in some circles, and it’s going to get a lot of discussion,” he said.

But Richman said the case may attract enough attention to force a change in the rape statutes.

Abramowitz was renting a room in a house owned by Wright when the alleged incidents took place. Abramowitz is accused of inviting teen-age boys--ranging in age from 14 to 16--to the house, serving them alcoholic beverages, showing pornographic films and engaging in sex. The incidents allegedly happened regularly for about a year until one of the boys told an adult and police were called.

Wright said that she had befriended Abramowitz and that she saw no signs of any impropriety between her son and her tenant. “I completely didn’t expect this,” she said.

Wright said she and other parents are also concerned about the possible spread of AIDS because Abramowitz allegedly had sex with the boys without the use of condoms.