Does anyone know what this guy was charged with or convicted of? The article doesn't make that clear at all.
As best I can tell, this was all completely voluntary on the girl's part, and she might have been a willing participant the whole time, alcohol or not. Let's remember that the court was just saying that the laws are inconsistent since they're treating voluntary intercourse differently than oral sex, and I have to agree with them. Which is the more invasive of the two? There's a lot more to the story than I think that any of us know. I can make a guess that these two were drunk on the beach, she went down on him and a cop walked by. He busts them for lewd conduct, figures out they're drunk and that she's underage. She may have even told the guy she was 18. Can anyone prove anything one way or the other with the information provided?
As far as whether or not the act itself was creepy or not, the age of consent in California is 18 (
http://teenadvice.about.com/library/...nsentchart.htm), so it's pretty clear to me that he's not playing by the community standards. This link is pretty interesting, especially with the way that homosexual sex is treated. Check out New Mexico.