11-19-2013, 08:50 PM
dougbynight Wrote:I believe its not the age that's important; rather it is the difference in ages. It is unacceptable for a 20 year old to have sex with a 14 year old and it is appropriate to ban this in legislation. However is is wrong to criminalise a 16 year old who has sexual experiments with a 14 year old. (16 is the age of consent in UK)
The problem is that society has so deamonised paedophilia that it is not possible to discuss objectively in a court of law the degree of culpability in any specific case.
When I was in my 40s a boy of about 14 offered me sex and showed me his naked body as an encouragement. I was attracted to him but I nevertheless told him he was too young and refused him. I am sure he was a very sad boy who lacked in affection and was trying to find real love (not sexual).
I hope I would have behaved in the same way whatever the law had said.
I don't know how it is in UK, but I guess lawyers won't spend time on the case "a dangerous pedophile aged of 16 fell in love with a 14 yo person"