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To: Morgana
pervert Jimmy Savile was technically NOT a paedophile but an ephebophile — someone attracted to adolescents.

Not familiar with Jimmy's activities, but it should be pointed out that the term "pedophile" is a medical one, not a legal one. It refers to attraction towards and sexual activity with pre-pubescent children.

Ephebophilia, OTOH, refers to attraction to pubescent or adolescent children.

I have no problem with the present age of consent laws prosecution of offenders, but I hope we can all agree that sex with a 15 year old girl is NOT THE SAME THING as sex with a 5 year old girl.

If you want to be shocked, look up historical age of consent in USA. In the 1880s it was generally 10 to 12, and in Delaware it was 7.

13 posted on 01/04/2013 2:16:17 PM PST by Sherman Logan
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To: Sherman Logan

and...?

Are you scoping out the elementary schools?

Is there a point?

Do you think we should return to barbarian and primitive times when women and girls were treated like crap?


19 posted on 01/04/2013 2:44:37 PM PST by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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