DaveR Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Do you really think that the sentence for a > violent coercive rape of a child should be the > same for a non-violent, non-coercive rape where > factual consent is clear? I know you were asking LB, but personally I do think the sentences should be the same. Perhaps a line could be drawn at 14/15 whereby consent could make a difference, but 12 is very much still a child, not even a teen, and whilst the lack of violence may make it seem less bad, anyone that would take the consent of a 12 year old to mean that it was okay, needseither psychiatric help, or s severe punishment.