[colorcountry]

Ummm, other than the fact that at 15 even is she is sexually mature - she is jailbait.

A person with judgment knows how to turn away from the “temptations” of a 15 year old - I mean a person whom we trust with enacting law that is.

Garn knew if this information came to light, his political ambitions would be toast. THAT is why he paid the exortion. To save his political hide.

[RobRoy]

>>Ummm, other than the fact that at 15 even is she is sexually mature - she is jailbait.<<

That is but a legal thing (and laws of this sort are quite arbitrary) - and the same legal system says it is irrelevant now. For me it is really moot, unless she is not the only one and it is ongoing. Everyone makes mistakes. I did not make this particular mistake when I was younger, but I made other ones. I assume we all did, to one degree or another.

I am not questioning the morality of it at the time, I am questioning its current relevance.

[skeeter]

Garn knew if this information came to light, his political ambitions would be toast. THAT is why he paid the exortion. To save his political hide.

Unless there were witnesses he could've survived simply by staying quiet. It was a long time ago.

The bribe money was a de facto admission of guilt.

Ironically, the guy's conscious was his downfall.