Quote Originally Posted by Bergtau View Post
I'm curious as to whether you believe that an adult having sex with a kid who is wants to participate in the act is an equal crime to an adult forcibly raping a kid?
If you're using force, there's an added element of violence to consider. A better question might have been what the difference is between a "willing" (legally, no underage person is willing, but anyway) underage participant and one who participates because they are afraid of what might happen to them in some context if they don't, with no violence or threat of violence involved.. And in that case, the abuser is just as guilty either way.