I agree but all too often I hear people defend convicted molestors (local priests) by saying they weren't pedophiles but hebephiles (if that's even the right word).
You're making out a legitimate point but some hard-core defend-at-all-cost people try to twist it.
Welcome to the blogging world Mark, I did not know you had one. I will give it a read and post a link.
Ephebophilia
Oh, wow. This is a local bombshell. The little old lady across the street from me is already blabbing her head off about it.
As for defining child molestation, I think it all depends on age. If he messed with 17-year-olds then he's a dumbass. 16-year-olds, bad. 15-year-olds, even worse and hard to justify. 14-year-olds on down, pure predator.
Agreed. Parsing levels of child molestation by age (pedo- or ephebo-) is a distinction without a difference. Child rape is child rape, period. But as always, the presumption of innocence applies until guilt is proven.
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