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Actually that's what I think. You put it much better than I could. In the UK these days, I don't know about the rest of the western world, people are increasingly using the word paedophile in relation to people who unwisely sleep with someone who's past puberty but under 16.
16 is pretty arbitrary anyway. We all mature at different rates from each other. Some people are sexually mature before that age. I will admit I was older than that before I was mature enough.
I actually think British and US people tend to treat teenagers like children. A bit too much in some places. A stark comparison would be Denmark where they empower their youth. Who then go on to behave much more responsibly. I don't know any stats on the subject but I'd bet that Denmark has a better system for dealing with sex offenders as a result. But I don't know for sure.
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