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WesternMedia
06/18/18 11:42:37 AM
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/03/17/student-raped-12-year-old-will-not-punished/
student who admitted to raping a 12-year-old has been allowed to walk free after a judge said it was "reasonable" to assume she was over 16.

Daniel Cieslak, 21, had sex with the child after meeting her in a taxi queue but did not realise she was under 16 and burst into tears when he was arrested and police revealed her real age.

He had pleaded guilty to rape at an earlier hearing as she was under the age of 13 and therefore legally incapable of consenting.

After hearing the facts of the case, Lady Scott told the High Court in Glasgow that "justice is best served" by taking the "wholly exceptional decision" to give Cieslak an absolute discharge - the most lenient sentence possible.

She said: "I do not consider there is any need for, or public interest in, punishment. To do so would in my view be disproportionate given the nature of the criminal culpability here."

The court heard that in July 2015 Cieslak, then 19, met the girl and her 13-year-old friend in a taxi queue in Edinburgh in the early hours of the morning and - after being told they were 16 and 17 - they invited them back to a party.

The police had spoken to the teenager earlier in the evening whilst searching for another girl, but they had not even noted her details as there were no concerns about her age.

Their taxi driver later said that he thought the girl was 20.

Cieslak and the 12-year-old had sex and she left in the morning on good terms.

However, she later told her sister she was worried she was pregnant and her sister reported it to the police.

Lady Scott , noting a number of "exceptional circumstances", said that had the girl; who was 12 years and seven months old at the time of the offence; been 13, Cieslak would have been able to argue that he believed she was old enough in his defence.

After watching the CCTV and hearing from the witnesses including the police who shared Cieslak's views on her age Lady Scott said it would have been "reasonable" for him to believe she was over 16.

She said that it was a statutory offence to protect young girls but there was a "very wide scope" and there was no suggestion of any "predatory conduct" in this case. Cieslak will not be put on the sex offenders register.

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southcoast09
06/18/18 11:43:26 AM
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The UK is too busy making sure people dont have pocket knives.
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PIITB415
06/18/18 11:47:30 AM
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Good for him if she actually lied and he didn't know she was a minor.
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Cj_WlLL_VVlN
06/18/18 11:48:16 AM
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lol at the UK. They arrest people for butter knives and not raping a 12 year old. If you thought a 12 year old was an adult you should probably get off on being incompetent to stand trial and sent to a psych facility.
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spikethedevil
06/18/18 11:50:42 AM
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Cj_WlLL_VVlN posted...
lol at the UK. They arrest people for butter knives and not raping a 12 year old. If you thought a 12 year old was an adult you should probably get off on being incompetent to stand trial and sent to a psych facility.


A) Um no we don't.
B) He was arrested.

How about reading the full pose before living the ignorant American stereotype.
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KingKongKnows
06/18/18 11:51:15 AM
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no he thought she was 16
the taxi driver said she looked 20
and he pleaded guilty
so the judge took all that into account and was a useful judge
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Vicious_Dios
06/18/18 11:52:11 AM
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Another L to the UK.
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Zikten
06/18/18 11:52:49 AM
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how do you think a 12 year old is 20?
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Cj_WlLL_VVlN
06/18/18 11:56:08 AM
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spikethedevil posted...
Cj_WlLL_VVlN posted...
lol at the UK. They arrest people for butter knives and not raping a 12 year old. If you thought a 12 year old was an adult you should probably get off on being incompetent to stand trial and sent to a psych facility.


A) Um no we don't.
B) He was arrested.

How about reading the full pose before living the ignorant American stereotype.


You're right I clearly misspoke as would be obvious given any ability to read. Maybe you should do that before living the stick up the ass brit stereotype.

I for one am glad I live in a country where when you rape a 12 year old you go to prison.
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KingKongKnows
06/18/18 11:58:12 AM
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Cj_WlLL_VVlN posted...
spikethedevil posted...
Cj_WlLL_VVlN posted...
lol at the UK. They arrest people for butter knives and not raping a 12 year old. If you thought a 12 year old was an adult you should probably get off on being incompetent to stand trial and sent to a psych facility.


A) Um no we don't.
B) He was arrested.

How about reading the full pose before living the ignorant American stereotype.


You're right I clearly misspoke as would be obvious given any ability to read. Maybe you should do that before living the stick up the ass brit stereotype.

I for one am glad I live in a country where when you rape a 12 year old you go to prison.

look at this wannabe bully online
how about reading the fucking article instead of assuming shit
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spikethedevil
06/18/18 11:58:16 AM
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https://www.bbc.com/news/44513457

Because the US is doing so well at the moment.
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Ruvan22
06/18/18 12:20:06 PM
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Cj_WlLL_VVlN posted...
spikethedevil posted...
Cj_WlLL_VVlN posted...
lol at the UK. They arrest people for butter knives and not raping a 12 year old. If you thought a 12 year old was an adult you should probably get off on being incompetent to stand trial and sent to a psych facility.


A) Um no we don't.
B) He was arrested.

How about reading the full pose before living the ignorant American stereotype.


You're right I clearly misspoke as would be obvious given any ability to read. Maybe you should do that before living the stick up the ass brit stereotype.

I for one am glad I live in a country where when you rape a 12 year old you go to prison.


Didn't we have a few cases here in the US where judges released defendants accused of that very same thing? Iirc one judge even said the girl led the guy on...
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LightHawKnight
06/18/18 12:21:43 PM
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How does a 12 year old look 20?
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Anarchy_Juiblex
06/18/18 12:23:51 PM
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Hard to judge the case without actually seeing the girl.
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Guerrilla Soldier
06/18/18 12:24:24 PM
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Zikten posted...
how do you think a 12 year old is 20?

did you not go to school where some girls looked way older than they were?
in my middle school, there were at least 4 or 5 girls that legitimately looked like they were high school seniors or older. i always wondered if they got held back or something but i didn't know them well enough to ask.
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KStateKing17
06/18/18 12:24:35 PM
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Zikten posted...
how do you think a 12 year old is 20?

LightHawKnight posted...
How does a 12 year old look 20?

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Zikten
06/18/18 12:37:56 PM
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Guerrilla Soldier posted...
did you not go to school where some girls looked way older than they were?

sometimes but that is pretty extreme. 12 and 20 are way apart
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spudger
06/18/18 12:39:38 PM
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WesternMedia posted...
after meeting her in a taxi queue

kids taking taxis alone??
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Galcian
06/18/18 2:14:54 PM
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UK is an occupied country
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Cj_WlLL_VVlN
06/18/18 2:18:05 PM
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Galcian posted...
UK is an occupied country


Can't defend yourself from tyranny when they're taking your butter knives.
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thronedfire2
06/18/18 2:23:27 PM
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spudger posted...
WesternMedia posted...
after meeting her in a taxi queue

kids taking taxis alone??


Exactly, wtf would a 12 year old be doing waiting for a taxi alone in the middle of the night?

Also, he didnt rape her. It was consensual. I guess UK doesnt use the term statutory rape
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Cj_WlLL_VVlN
06/18/18 2:52:16 PM
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thronedfire2 posted...
spudger posted...
WesternMedia posted...
after meeting her in a taxi queue

kids taking taxis alone??


Exactly, wtf would a 12 year old be doing waiting for a taxi alone in the middle of the night?

Also, he didnt rape her. It was consensual. I guess UK doesnt use the term statutory rape


In what sense is the taking a cab weird for a 12 year old? The only thing I can think is because they're pricy but maybe their parents gave them money.

As far as just being out though at 12 I'd take Bart (kinda like a subway), trains, busses etc around.

When my younger cousin started high school he was 13 and I set up Uber with my credit card on his phone and told him that if he was ever at a party and got drunk not to drive and not to get into the car with someone who'd been drinking and to call an Uber if he was too scared to call his parents.

Kids being out may not be super common but it's definitely not unheard of.
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psick
06/18/18 2:53:10 PM
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The kids were probably out trying to get into clubs and bars.
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Criminalt
06/18/18 2:54:41 PM
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LightHawKnight posted...
How does a 12 year old look 20?


Because you're a taxi driver, and it's probably not that well lit in the back of the taxi.

The TC and everyone else who can't fucking read unless they trace the fucking words with their finger have got it wrong: it wasn't the defendant who said he thought she was 20.
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Cj_WlLL_VVlN
06/18/18 3:05:10 PM
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tote_all posted...
Cj_WlLL_VVlN posted...
In what sense is the taking a cab weird for a 12 year old? The only thing I can think is because they're pricy but maybe their parents gave them money.

As far as just being out though at 12 I'd take Bart (kinda like a subway), trains, busses etc around.

When my younger cousin started high school he was 13 and I set up Uber with my credit card on his phone and told him that if he was ever at a party and got drunk not to drive and not to get into the car with someone who'd been drinking and to call an Uber if he was too scared to call his parents.

Kids being out may not be super common but it's definitely not unheard of.


How to get your cousin molested, a guidebook by CJ_WILL_VVIN


I was never molested. Must be a miracle.

I hope you never have kids because you seem to be the type of person that would raise them to be afraid of their shadow and to stay indoors and not socialize despite living in the safest time period in history.
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EpicMickeyDrew
06/18/18 3:27:13 PM
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Cj_WlLL_VVlN posted...
In what sense is the taking a cab weird for a 12 year old? The only thing I can think is because they're pricy but maybe their parents gave them money.

The fact that they were alone at 4am in a busy city, lied about their age saying they were 16 and 17, and then agreed to go back to a party with him, and then one of them had consensual sex with the guy.
Also she had been drinking. "After drinking vodka and cherry cola during a night out with her 13-year-old friend."
What is wrong with these girls parents.
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KStateKing17
06/18/18 3:29:23 PM
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Criminalt posted...
LightHawKnight posted...
How does a 12 year old look 20?


Because you're a taxi driver, and it's probably not that well lit in the back of the taxi.

The TC and everyone else who can't fucking read unless they trace the fucking words with their finger have got it wrong: it wasn't the defendant who said he thought she was 20.

The question would still apply regardless of whoever claimed she looked 20 lol.
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nemu
06/18/18 3:34:58 PM
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If she legit looked 20, fair next. If she looked beyond her age, acted mature the whole time, and had well-done makeup and clothing, it's entirely doable. If he actually knew and that is just a lie to get out of it, hopefully something bad happens to him next time he tries.
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pikachupwnage
06/18/18 3:37:24 PM
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LightHawKnight posted...
How does a 12 year old look 20?


Early onset puberty. Genetics and makeup.
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cuttin_in_farm
06/18/18 3:37:38 PM
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Tbh, this judge seems reasonable.

Thotty little girls trying to ruin lives because they have sex with people without disclosing their true age is terrible to me.

If theres a clear case about it being believable that the minor is of age, like being out past midnight taking taxis and going to parties, dont just put people on sex offender lists.
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Patchwork
06/18/18 3:39:41 PM
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spikethedevil posted...
https://www.bbc.com/news/44513457

Because the US is doing so well at the moment.


It's almost like this whole human civilization is a shitshow, regardless of geography.
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Serious Cat
06/18/18 3:49:40 PM
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He didn't think she was 20. He thought she was 16, but 16 is legal in UK so there you go.
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Cj_WlLL_VVlN
06/18/18 4:28:51 PM
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tote_all posted...
Cj_WlLL_VVlN posted...
I was never molested. Must be a miracle.

I hope you never have kids because you seem to be the type of person that would raise them to be afraid of their shadow and to stay indoors and not socialize despite living in the safest time period in history.


I'd raise them not to do stupid shit, and to call me and no be afraid if they did. Not to rely on their "cool cousin" and strangers to bring them home while inebriated.


OMG. SOMEONE TAKING TRANSPORTATION WITHOUT A PARENT! THEY'RE GOING TO GET RAPED!

Kids aren't always going to feel comfortable calling a parent. Uber is safe and is certainly safer than drinking and driving.
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soyforsteaks
06/18/18 4:43:00 PM
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its not that kids are going to get forcibly raped its that they're going to get statutory raped

and obviously this kid doesn't do kid things

"hey mom i'm wasted come pick me up" isn't something a 12 year old is gonna do
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Tyranthraxus
06/18/18 4:44:05 PM
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Guerrilla Soldier posted...
Zikten posted...
how do you think a 12 year old is 20?

did you not go to school where some girls looked way older than they were?
in my middle school, there were at least 4 or 5 girls that legitimately looked like they were high school seniors or older. i always wondered if they got held back or something but i didn't know them well enough to ask.

Yes but not the 12 year olds
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Mr_Biscuit
06/18/18 4:46:31 PM
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I've seen 13-14 year olds that look 16

and I've seen 16 year olds that look 19

but I ain't never seen a 12 year old that looks 20
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Blitz4532
06/18/18 4:53:10 PM
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Mr_Biscuit posted...
I've seen 13-14 year olds that look 16

and I've seen 16 year olds that look 19

but I ain't never seen a 12 year old that looks 20

He thought she looked 16, which is the age of consent in the UK. It was the TAXI DRIVER who assumed she was 20.
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JE19426
06/18/18 4:54:43 PM
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What a misleading topic title. The man thought she was 16 years old. Without seeing a picture of her, I can't say how reasonable it was.

thronedfire2 posted...
Also, he didnt rape her. It was consensual. I guess UK doesnt use the term statutory rape


Very few places use the term "statutory rape" as a legal term.
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Mr_Biscuit
06/18/18 5:53:18 PM
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Blitz4532 posted...
Mr_Biscuit posted...
I've seen 13-14 year olds that look 16

and I've seen 16 year olds that look 19

but I ain't never seen a 12 year old that looks 20

He thought she looked 16, which is the age of consent in the UK. It was the TAXI DRIVER who assumed she was 20.

Like... I guess?..

Im having a hard time picturing a 21 year old seeing a 12 year old and having reasonable ground on which to say sure this looks like something I should stick my dick in
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thronedfire2
06/18/18 7:55:56 PM
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He was 19 and thought she was 16, because she said she was. The cab driver thought she looked 20

There are plenty of 18 year olds in porn who look 16
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masticatingman
06/18/18 7:57:09 PM
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spikethedevil posted...
Cj_WlLL_VVlN posted...
lol at the UK. They arrest people for butter knives and not raping a 12 year old. If you thought a 12 year old was an adult you should probably get off on being incompetent to stand trial and sent to a psych facility.


A) Um no we don't.
B) He was arrested.

How about reading the full pose before living the ignorant American stereotype.


Yeah...being arrested means jack shit if this was the result.
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Lordgold666
06/18/18 7:59:07 PM
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Meanwhile, the registry has a bunch of ppl whos only crime was urinating outside
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CanuckCowboy
06/18/18 8:06:00 PM
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Cj_WlLL_VVlN posted...
thronedfire2 posted...
spudger posted...
WesternMedia posted...
after meeting her in a taxi queue

kids taking taxis alone??


Exactly, wtf would a 12 year old be doing waiting for a taxi alone in the middle of the night?

Also, he didnt rape her. It was consensual. I guess UK doesnt use the term statutory rape


In what sense is the taking a cab weird for a 12 year old? The only thing I can think is because they're pricy but maybe their parents gave them money.

As far as just being out though at 12 I'd take Bart (kinda like a subway), trains, busses etc around.

When my younger cousin started high school he was 13 and I set up Uber with my credit card on his phone and told him that if he was ever at a party and got drunk not to drive and not to get into the car with someone who'd been drinking and to call an Uber if he was too scared to call his parents.

Kids being out may not be super common but it's definitely not unheard of.


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Darmik
06/18/18 8:06:04 PM
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I think in this case punishing the guy with a prison sentence isn't really necessary and accomplishes nothing. The guy burst into tears when he found out her age. It seems like a total misunderstanding. The guy met her 4am waiting in line for a taxi.
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CanuckCowboy
06/18/18 8:09:15 PM
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Mr_Biscuit posted...
Blitz4532 posted...
Mr_Biscuit posted...
I've seen 13-14 year olds that look 16

and I've seen 16 year olds that look 19

but I ain't never seen a 12 year old that looks 20

He thought she looked 16, which is the age of consent in the UK. It was the TAXI DRIVER who assumed she was 20.

Like... I guess?..

Im having a hard time picturing a 21 year old seeing a 12 year old and having reasonable ground on which to say sure this looks like something I should stick my dick in


This is a p stupid thing to say if you've never seen the girl tbh.

Most 12 year olds look like little kids. I knew a couple 13 year old girls when I was 13 who could easily get into bars.

It's like you think people hit puberty and develop at a universally consistent age and pace.
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SwordMaster13X
06/18/18 8:18:00 PM
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Darmik posted...
I think in this case punishing the guy with a prison sentence isn't really necessary and accomplishes nothing. The guy burst into tears when he found out her age. It seems like a total misunderstanding. The guy met her 4am waiting in line for a taxi.


What 12 year old is waiting at 4 am for a taxi? Makes you really think
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06/18/18 8:19:18 PM
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Blitz4532 posted...
He thought she looked 16, which is the age of consent in the UK. It was the TAXI DRIVER who assumed she was 20.

that just means the judge is an idiot
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