This appears to be a “thing” in some pockets in the South.
I had a former business colleague who was working in a remote corner of Kentucky. It seems that every 17-18 year old girl there was throwing herself at much older men. My friend was 40 at the time, pushed his employer to transfer him out of there cause he just couldn’t deal with that.
>> This appears to be a “thing” in some pockets in the South <<
Maybe. But at least Judge Moore is not accused of marrying a 13-year-old first cousin once-removed — as in the case of the Southern Rock Idol, Jerry L. Lewis.