TR>I've heard many of the arguments for the difference in age portion of the
  >law and can see merit in many of the points that would be made. Example:
  >tall, dark, suave, debonair, 30 year old male with a fancy car sweeps 15
  >year old beauty off her feet for no other reason than to take advantage of
  >her once and dump her. I've heard the other side of the arguments also, 
like
  >the case you mention. I've not seen many of those go very far in my neck 
f
  >the woods. Many of these cases went the distance in my neck of the woods 
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  >years ago, and the older person actually went to prison for lengthy period 
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  >time. Cases like you mentioned here usually involve a court order for the
  >older person to stay away from the younger person and probation. You are
  >right, this could spark a very interesting discussion.
In terms of the way things were 20 years ago compared to today, there 
is quite a difference.  20 years ago that young girl who was swept off
her feet by the ".....debonair, 30 year old male..." was probably an
innocent.  But have you looked at some of these young women these days?
Try and find a virgin over the age of 12!  Try and find a naive young
girl and you'll have a bit of a job on your hands.  Look at all the 
underage young girls who are selling it to get a fix.  Times have 
changed in regard to statutory rape.
CHARLES HUNTER
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