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Originally Posted by outlaw
Look. I get it. Many people are repulsed by something like this. But you were raised in a different culture. To many people, drastic age differences between a man and a girl is not offensive, and not abnormal. It is a fact. I know people in these relationships, and no matter how you want to think these young girls were "raped" or abused, you are shoving your culture on them. They are truly happy families with healthy happy children living the American dream. I'm not saying this particular guy is a saint. He may very well be a sleazeball. But he could also be a very lonely guy that was just looking for a relationship and got sucked into a sting operation. Would you feel this way if the situation involved a 15 yo girl that looked like a 20 yo dating a 40 yo man? How about a 17 yo girl dating a 25 yo man?
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There are reasons that young people under 18 are under the "control" of their parents. There are reasons there are laws to protect them from stuff like this. Laws like statutory rape, the Mann Act, laws against sex trafficking. You can argue culture and I say Common Sense is the issue here.
"A very lonely guy that got sucked into a sting operation" is a reach. With available opportunities among consenting adults, I say horsesh*t.