@Aldo2 i don't think the two situations are very similar. in the case of your friend, they knew each other when they were younger and were 5 years apart, things like that happen you know, that's why a lot of state have "romeo and juliet" statutes. the fact he waited to actually do stuff with her is good too. that's pretty well-adjusted and aware.

but when you're 19 and you're doin the dirty with a 12 year old, that's a different story. that's a 7 year age difference where one isn't even a teenager and the other is an adult. there was no "staying to legitimize the relationship" in that scenario. according to articles i can find he knew full well what her age was (which you claimed wasn't the case) and met her on facebook. straight up groomed her online and traveled to a different country to have sex with her and i think it's reprehensible to defend that.

adults have a certain responsibility to not take advantage of children. it doesn't matter if you think that children are capable of sexual thought and feelings and might be enamored by the thought of being with you for one reason or another. if this guy was 17 and they had known each other for a while and the parents were cool with it and he had the presence of mind to not push things too far until she was old enough, it'd be a different story. these are not comparable.

dude is a predator. full stop. he only got four years in prison and that's not nearly enough for grooming and raping a minor and being manipulative to the point where she thought it was her fault and tried to take her own life. that should be his predicament right now, not hers, meanwhile he is chilling as an olympian athlete.

i know i have minors that are attracted to me, it has been that way for years due to me being a musician. not tooting my own horn or anything, that's just how it goes. i have had moments where i could have taken advantage of that and didn't because i'm not a douchebag. so when i see people take advantage of that, well... i call it like i see it. much like the shit with dr disrespect and chris tyson recently, i don't understand what is so hard about just not being a creep to underage people (or in general). let alone FLYING TO A DIFFERENT COUNTRY TO HAVE SEX WITH THEM WHEN THEY'RE NOT EVEN A TEENAGER YET.