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Originally Posted by Stuart

Yes, probably to counteract the rise in teen pregnancy, which is a seperate subject to paedophilia.

There is a general acceptance that teenagers will have sex with each other. This may or may not be morally (or even legally correct) but it is a natural part of teenagers experimenting so it will happen. As such, some doctors at least try and minimise the consequences. There are limits to this, however. A 16 year old having sex with a 14 year old would be morally dubious but a lot more acceptable than a 16 year old having sex with a nine year old.

An adult having sex with a non-legal teenager is not the same thing at all. We, as adults, have a duty to protect teenagers, not take advantage of them.

The fact is that those teenagers where in a position where the management and staff of the organisation should have protected them from abuse. Something which they failed to do, and it seems at least one DJ and one pop star did not fail to take advantage of that fact.

If you still don't think it's a bad thing that happened, I suggest you talk to any victim of sexual abuse (whether they were adult or child at the time of the offence). You'll find that the experience affects them for the rest of their lives. For the rest of their lives, they will have trouble in relationships, trouble trusting other people. They may also be prone to bouts of depression (sometimes leading to them being sectioned or killing themselves), and may become abusers themselves.

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