and as much as I hate to start off a post with the statement, "in defense of statutory rapists".....
so-called "statutory rape" as a crime does not apply when the two people are legally married.
no ifs ands or buts, if he's 30, and she's 16, and they're legally married, it is not statutory rape, it is consummation of wedding vows. it may be a tad icky, but it is legal.
and....the state of texas outlaws plural marriages....hence the State says to the icky fundie mormon dude and the ugly young girl that they cannot be legally married even tho he wants to marry her and she and her parents consent, and such a thing is in keeping with the dictates of their religion.
....and then after telling them they can't be legally married, the State tells them what they are doing is a criminal act because they are not legally married.
?????
i'm not so sure that's really fair.
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