“Statutory rape is an outdated concept.” 14 is about right. Dershowitz

[Micawber]

JTA — In 1997, Alan Dershowitz wrote an opinion column headlined “Statutory rape is an outdated concept.”

Now, 22 years later, he’s defending the column on Twitter, at an awkward time: Dershowitz was a member of the team that got convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein a plea deal that sent him to prison for 18 months, a sentence that critics today say was unusually brief and lenient. Epstein is now being prosecuted for sex trafficking, and is accused of sexually abusing dozens of underage girls.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/dersho...dated-concept/



“This raises a fundamental question about the continuing legitimacy of statutory rape laws at a time when sex involving teenagers is so rampant and prosecution for statutory rape so selective,” Dershowitz wrote. “It is obvious that there must be criminal sanctions against sex with very young children, but it is doubtful whether such sanctions should apply to teenagers above the age of puberty, since voluntary sex is so common in their age group.”

He then suggests that the age of consent should be lowered to 15, or perhaps even 14.



No wonder Trump and Trumplings love him .

[Concart]

JTA — In 1997, Alan Dershowitz wrote an opinion column headlined “Statutory rape is an outdated concept.”

Now, 22 years later, he’s defending the column on Twitter, at an awkward time: Dershowitz was a member of the team that got convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein a plea deal that sent him to prison for 18 months, a sentence that critics today say was unusually brief and lenient. Epstein is now being prosecuted for sex trafficking, and is accused of sexually abusing dozens of underage girls.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/dersho...dated-concept/



“This raises a fundamental question about the continuing legitimacy of statutory rape laws at a time when sex involving teenagers is so rampant and prosecution for statutory rape so selective,” Dershowitz wrote. “It is obvious that there must be criminal sanctions against sex with very young children, but it is doubtful whether such sanctions should apply to teenagers above the age of puberty, since voluntary sex is so common in their age group.”

He then suggests that the age of consent should be lowered to 15, or perhaps even 14.



No wonder Trump and Trumplings love him .

And no wonder he's doing exactly as he's told. There is lots of dirt on lots of people, and powerful forces working very hard to make sure that dirt never sees the light of day. Sunshine is indeed the best disinfectant, and the sun is coming up. The pardon is inevitable, Trump really has nothing to lose, but I don't think it'll be enough to keep a bunch of these guys out of jail. If I had a death pool, Ghislaine Maxwell would be my number one pick. I hope they can keep her alive.