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Originally posted by swissmiss04
Yep. The law says that no matter the circumstances, a 12 year old can not consent to sex. Nonconsensual sex is either classified as assualt, rape, or molestation, depending on the circumstances.
I'm not saying "castrate the bastard and keep his nuts in a jar" but I am saying that 10 days is too much a light slap on the wrist. Any 20 year old that would have sex w/ a 12 year old has issues. I'd much rather see court mandated therapy for him.
And it usually is (and should be) hard to admit the victim/plantiff's sexual history in court. It shouldn't matter if the victim was the girl next door or a prostitute, rape is rape and should be prosecuted.
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I just finished a semester long course on Abnormal Psychology of Children and Adolescents, and the last section was on abuse...so please be patient with me.
Perhaps the girl (and other teens and preteens that are using drugs, drinking and having sex so early) should get therapy too. There are reasons these kids are behaving this way. This isn't accurate for all situations, but MANY young girls/teens that act out like this, are doing so as a result of abuse/neglect/assault. Maybe she has had multiple partners but she is still a victim at 12, and blaming the victim isn't right, she needs help.
Also I know there have been media campaigns to educate young men 18-25 about the dangers of sleeping with underagers and statutory rape. He is the legal adult and should have checked her ID, talked with her parent, something, to protect himself from being a registered sex offender the rest of his life.
When it comes to a legal adult, and a preteen, even if she wanted to, and had done it before, it is a power relationship and is always wrong. 10 days is not nearly enough time, when there are other men put away for eyars, for being with someone a year younger. A 12 year old, that is just disgusting.