Anonymous on the case of lesbian girl charged with statutory rape.

[Ms. Toad]

27. Actually -

They didn't meet at 14 and 18. They met at 14 and 17. It is just that they did not begin a romantic relationship until after the older young woman turned 18 (and it is not clear whether the younger one was 14 or 15 at that point). The younger one was apparently taking classes with older students (making her at least intellectually more advanced than the typical freshman).

I know plenty of seniors who date freshmen. I think criminalizing that behavior per se is unreasonable. That kind if age difference is not always (probably not often) the kind of power differential that exists between a teacher and student, parent and child, or high school student and middle school student, and if such behavior is inappropriate based on the relatively maturity of the kids involved it should be addressed by the parents putting limits on their freshman daughter's ability to date - for example - than it is by convicting the older teen of a felony and labeling her a sex offender. Perhaps, even, a 14 year old shouldn't be dating under conditions where sexual activity is likely to occur.