Originally Posted by Jack1.0

My question and the intent of my earlier post is, "Did the 16 year old really consent?" The only thing I see in the article above is that the man was “convicted of voluntary oral copulation with a minor of the age of 16 or 17.” This does not mean that the girl consented. It means she couldn’t prove in court that she did not consent, or that a plea bargain was reached for a lesser offense.