A nice middle-ground positionThe problem with this like this is that it takes away from more serious forms of sexual misconduct. Getting a kid to give and receive postive affection isn't misconduct, and sometimes is something that has be taught encouraged because kids are finicky without a cause. I remember when I was little I didn't want to hug my aunt because she had a skin tag on her arm. I was being a little shit about it too. This lady traveled across 5 states and was nothing but kind to me but I couldn't hug her because of a flap of a superficial flap of skin on her arm. My parents could've let me act like a shit, perhaps grow up into a person who turns his nose to people with visible imperfections or they could've made me stop being a little shit and hug my aunt.
I think the article could have done a better job of getting its point across without the sensationalism.