This is beyond outrageous.

Then the abusers consent to losing their lives.

Isn't this what Tarentino is claiming with the 13 yr old with Polanski?

That she wanted it?

Sick

Adults have a responsibility to kids, these people are looked up to by kids

Maybe we need to come up with a Mr Yuck/Ick for Pedophilles

For those of you who aren't familiar with this, it's in reguards to poisonous stuff in your house

Yet they cannot legally purchase a firearm or alcohol. Makes sense.

Unless the "prep" is white, you know like a 17 yo white girl and a 18 yo white boy, but 12 yo white and a 25 yo mud no fucking problem.

This is basically a defense laywer claim made when damages are being made. It's not a blanket claim in general.

The UK still has age of consent laws that could apply.

This website relies on reporting by The Telegraph. In both examples The Telegraph cited, the children did receive compensation.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/08/19/catholic-church-local-authorities-criticised-claiming-child/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_fb_tmg

The Catholic Church and local authorities have been criticised after trying to claim child sex abuse victims "consented" in a bid to avoid compensation payouts.

Lawyers who represent some of the victims have told the Sunday Telegraph that the defence is more frequently being used by private schools, religious groups and local authorities when trying to defend compensation claims.

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The Sunday Telegraph has seen documents for two cases where the defence was employed.

One claimant was told by lawyers for the Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark that his abuse, which included rape and began when he was 15, "actually occurred in the context of a consensual relationship (albeit one the Claimant in retrospect now appears to regret)".

The victim, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told this newspaper that the use of the defence felt "insulting". "I was below the legal age of consent anyway and there's a grooming element to that kind of situation. It was totally disregarded and it made me feel really small," he said.

The case was eventually settled for £80,000.

In another case, a pupil was making a claim following sexual abuse by her teacher. The abuse began when she was under 16 and continued into adulthood.

The local authority, Cambridgeshire County Council, claimed in defence documents that it was not liable for abuse which took place after the age of 16.

It said: "On her own account the Claimant voluntarily sought out contact with [the teacher] and considered that she was in a relationship with him. If that is correct, after she had obtained the age of 16, the Claimant consented to sexual acts with [the teacher] and those acts ceased to be assaults."

The pupil eventually received £550,000 in compensation from the authority.

The fact that this is a title on an article is incredibly disturbing.

I don't care what religion you are or what culture you happen to be part of. Children are not mature enough to make well thought out, rational, and forward thinking decisions. Hell even some people of "legal age" lack that!