Quote: Dolly Dagger @ September 29 2009, 12:21 AM BSTIf you read my later comments I clarify my stance here, citing for example a 18 year-old and a 15 year-old in a relationship. My comments weren'r related to the Polanski case, but just a generalism about the age of consent and maturity not neccessarily being reached at the same time.
My comment wasn't related to any of that. I agree 100% with you that there are grey areas. For instance, what if a 16-year-old boy has consensual sex with a 15-year-old girl, on the day before her 16th birthday? Does that make him a rapist? A paedophile? Of course not. My comment was related to the following comment you made
Quote: Dolly Dagger @ September 29 2009, 12:21 AM BSTI probably have quite controverial views on the subject of under-age sex (not rape). There is a huge difference between some 13 year olds, and not all are children.
I think all 13 year olds are still children, despite their outward maturity.