Kaitlyn Hunt's parents lied

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69. statuatory rape is all about age of consent. it has nothing to do with force.

The age of consent in Florida (and many states) is 16. Sex with somebody under that age is illegal because society has decided that is too young an age to fully understand the consequences of their actions.

However much you may disagree, most parents and adults agree and therefore it is the law. Break that law and face consequences. There are allowances made when both parties are underage, but not when one is legally an adult.

Furthermore, in Florida the failure to report knowledge of any sex abuse of a child, include this, is potentially a class 3 felony. The victim's parents would potentially have been in serious legal trouble had they not reported it. They learned about it from a school official, who also was legally required to report it, so it was going to get reported.