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Originally Posted by Soldier Boy
Sadly, this simply never happens. The laws may exist in theory ... but I'm not saying they "rarely work" - I'm saying it literally never happens. Above the age of consent, a predatory adult will never face any sort of legal consequences for entering into a manipulative/coercive relationship with a young adult over the age of 16. Very very sadly, but there's no point trying to work with anything but the reality.
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But proving those crimes with any age is also near impossible unless clear evidence exists. I think you have really good ideas around decriminalising 14yr olds being with each other, I just disagree with it when it gets really close to purity policing (I respect your personal views on the matter, and this is my personal view).
The only solution when it comes to implementing your views seems to be raising the age of consent to either 18 or 21, because staggered ages of consent seems pretty unworkable/unrealistic, and the more areas of uncertainty the law provides, the easier it is for predators to take advantage.
Just to be clear, I'd hate if a close family member of mine was 18 and entered into a relationship with a +30yr old, but I don't think my personal distatse is a reason to criminalise more people.