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Thursday, December 15, 2005 12:00 AM

May-December romance, or child abuse?

The New York Times reconsiders the age of consent and the definition of sexual abuse.

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  • Thursday, December 15, 2005 10:17 AM

    It's wrong

    A lot of people who treat older woman/ teenage boy relationships as a dirty joke finally realize the seriousness of the matter when the 15 year old boy finds himself a father. These women, like their male counterparts, steal the youth away from naive youngsters who need protection, even from themselves. The woman in Georgia has wrought havoc on the young man's life, when as an adult he deserved her maturity, no matter how delighted he may have been at a sexual relationship. Anyone of us could find a young, needy eager to please teenager to have sex with but we don't because it's unethical and wrong.

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