How in the world does a 12 year old pass for a 16 year old. Are they kidding? When I was 17, 18 I was hit on by 13 yearl olds, I knew they were 13 even despite the make up and the whole act!

He didn't know she was twelve. He was 19 at the time and she lied saying she was 16. A police officer earlier that night thought she was over 18 and the taxi driver thought she was 20. They met on a night out and had consensual sex, he only knew it was rape after the fact.

This isn't a clear cut case who an adult knowingly preying on a young victim. There should have been a punishment to set an example but it isn't black and white.

Sick. Sick. Sick. I am so over this.

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Man, 21, who admitted raping a 12-year-old girl walks FREE | Daily Mail Online

'A man has walked free from court after pleading guilty to the rape of a 12-year-old girl. ', "Lady Scott took the 'wholly exceptional' decision to grant Daniel Cieslak an absolute discharge at the High Court in Glasgow today.", "Lady Scott said: 'You understood from chat in the taxi that the victim was 16 years old and her friend was 17 years old.", "The judge said Cieslak was culpable under 'strict liability', where victims under 13 are deemed by law to be incapable of consent.", "She said: 'Although the factual absence of consent is not an ingredient of the offence, it is a material factor for the purposes of sentencing."

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