Words can create a impact. However when the words are to soft or subtle they can dilute the effect of the true message. In society we have a way of downplaying the harm that child exploitation causes and those who want to exploit children will see this as an opportunity. The purest definition of RAPE is sex without consent. Children cannot consent to sex with adults so thus anything sexual that happens between a adult and child is Rape. It is much more difficult for people to ignore the problem of CHILD RAPE vs child molestation, child fondling, inappropriate touching, etc. For those who have a difficult time grasping this concept look at how Whoopi Goldberg discusses what Roman Polanski did to a 13 yr old girl. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nZskUvAGyjQ
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KnightsofHubris ago
Actually there is a distinction between rape and molestation. They are different crimes with different penalties and almost every state treats them differently. Rape almost always involves sexual intercourse. At least that the language used in NYS state law.
If you look up the world "old" on this page, you see all the various legal distinctions
http://ypdcrime.com/penal.law/article130.htm#p130.96
mjvictims ago
This is true the legal definition may be statutory rape but again it is rape nonetheless. My point is that the definition of rape is sex without consent. unlawful sexual activity and usually sexual intercourse carried out forcibly or under threat of injury against the will usually of a female or with a person who is beneath a certain age or incapable of valid consent because of mental illness, mental deficiency, intoxication, unconciousness, or deception —