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And it’s guys like this that need specialized prosecutions. Great reporting. And kudos to that defence lawyer for doing his job. Not that this guy deserves to be let off, he certainly needs to be convicted if the evidence presented is accurate and not misrepresented. For those wrongfully convicted these charges ruin their lives. But this crime is horrendous. She was 15. Doesn’t matter if she had sex with every boy in her gym class, this pig is a grown adult who ought to know better.

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To be clear, the defendant is only charged at this point and is presumed innocent until proven guilty. There's a long way to go yet before that's the case.

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Yes exactly. But they are never treated as innocent by the system. That’s the systemic problem. They are treated as guilty until proven otherwise.

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Anyone who has sex with a underage person is a pedophile and has raped that child as children can not give consent to have sex. Even if she did give consent she is to young and legally can not so again raping a child. I'm thinking he has a reputation for this as the friend said "stay away from him" . He was the adult and he new better . Let see what happens next . Great reporting Thanks you Don

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