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In reply to the discussion: Marriage tips from a rapist, on ABC [View all]Jim Lane
(11,175 posts)He was under the age of consent. Nothing in my post would be different if the victim were 12, 13, or 14.
Your concluding question is just silly. From the post you link: "Rojano then sexually assaulted her, at one point covering her mouth to hide the childs cries from her mother, who was looking for her." So, even to the very limited extent that a 3-year-old can give consent in the ordinary English sense of the word, no, she didn't consent.
Of course, that's also immaterial. If he had said, "Let's play a game," and she had said "OK," her consent would still be legally ineffective, just as Fualaau's was.
Your question, in this context, conveys an insinuation that something in my post suggested a defense of adults who sexually assault toddlers. That insinuation is false and is personally offensive to me. If you meant something else by bringing up Rojano's case as you did, I'd be grateful for an explanation.