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Originally Posted by Chris
If he has had his reputation trashed through the conduct of legal activity with another consenting individual then he is a victim of Press character assassination and deserves sympathy.,
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So his age vs the age of the youth (may have been a minor, may have not at some time) + his fame/power and the small matter of £35K. Plus nothing at all has been reported of the mental and physical state of the youth ……other than there may have been a drug dependency issue………..
I think I’ll keep my sympathy on hold.
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Coming to a balanced, compassionate and pragmatic view of all this requires an attention to nuance that the internet does not typically do very well. Everyone here might benefit from a little quiet reflection rather than setting out their hot-take reactions and then defending them to the death.
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Oh, I agree.
But I am unsettled at what seems to be a campaign to absolve him of any agency, due to his “mental Health”. There seems to have been scant regard for the youth, so far.
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Originally Posted by Damien
The problem is this got so much attention because of the suggestion of illegal activity. If they came out and said there was legal, but morally questionable, sexual activity between consenting adults then it's not clear it would be published. Likewise 'BBC Presenter broke lockdown rules to have an affair' might be a story that people would be angry about if it had been the initial story to break.
Prince Andrew was accused of sexual assault by the alleged victim.
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Accused….she was not under age, was there freely and was paid out twice. With no suggestion of illegality.