Originally Posted by
Tojara
If this was a girl in in her mid teens or older I would absolutely slam her with harsh punishment for ruining someones life.
This case is a little complicated based on the fact the the man accused and the victim were father and daughter. Further complicated by the fact that the daughter was 11 years old at the time.
I'm not defending the girl at all but I can't lie and say that 11 year olds are at a mental capacity that they make good decisions at that point in their life. It's fucking sad but do you punish a 23 year old based on her actions as an 11 year old?
I really don't know what you do in this case because there are good arguments on both sides. I certainly side with the father one hundred percent, but the circumstances are just awful. Like I mentioned at the start of my post, if this was a grown woman or someone in their mid to late teens, I would absolutely without a doubt be demanding that something be put in place to stop this type of behavior.
Rape is an awful crime, but taking a mans freedom away for 9 years is honestly just as bad. I know movies aren't accurate of what happens in real prisons, but I know for a fact other prisoners and authority figures themselves don't take kindly to people who were charged with rape. Let alone that the victim was a child.