well see you and Tez, and I are talking about two different things...
14 the age of consent? Seems shady to me, but tis not my country and I dont have to go there.. that changes the dynamics of the discussion by alot, but I still have never seen or heard of more then a handful of teenagers, even at 18 or 19, that are mature enough to make true life decisions without guidance.
In America, where I chose to live, 17 would make this guy a pedofile. Period.
Sure there are teens that are wise beyond their years, and visa versa.
The fact remains that the age limit is placed to protect the vast majority of "kids" who simply do not have the life experience, maturity, and wisdom to make good decisions on these kinds of things yet.
I think a near 60 year old sticking it to a 17 year old is a disgusting peice of filth who deserves to be eliminated from our society.
Germany and anyone else can think and do what they want, I dont have to live, and I dont have to send my kids there to be targetted by predators like this old dude.
Did he get a harsh and illegal punishment? Of course, like I said before I do not feel any pity for him in the least. I find it morally disgusting that he was dating, or having sex, or doing anything with a 17 year old. I could care less what anyone wants to say to justify it by using extreme cases of some vastly out of place wise old kid having the mental faculties to deal with the situation or abuse the situation. You might chose to protect the criminal intent in the old guy, but I choose to protect the innocence of youth
German laws on 'age of consent'
There are effectively three AOC laws in Germany:
1) Any sexual act with a person below the age of 14 is strictly prohibited (Sexual
abuse of children, Art. 176, 176a, 176b). The German police actively cooperate with
foreign police forces to seek out German nationals who have (allegedly) been sexually
involved with children abroad. However, there is a statute of limitations and a
prosecution must be started before the young 'victim' reaches their 28th birthday.
2) Where sex occurs between an adult (over 18 or 21) and young persons between
14 and 16, prosecution depends on the following circumstances (Sexual abuse of
young persons Art.182):
For a person over 18 years (young adult and adult) sex with young persons between
14 and 16 is forbidden if accompanied by money or gifts of value, or if the adult takes
advantage of the distressed situation of the young person (eg. homelessness) in order
to procure sex. (An exception *may* be granted if the young person is a prostitute
(see below)).
In addition to this, it is forbidden for a person over 21 years (adult) to perform any
sexual act with a person under 16, if the young person is not capable of sexual
self-determination; (This determination can only be made after the 'victim' has been
given a psychological examination). This last regulation is pursued only on complaint of
the victim's parents or foster-parents, except for cases of public interest.
In all cases of Art. 182, prosecution must be started within 5 years of the commission
of the (alleged) offence.
It follows that for an adult it is *safer* to assume that the AOC for all non-dependent
relationships is 16 (and not 14), and this applies to both homo- and hetero-sexual acts.
3) The legal age of consent for dependent relationships, (e.g., teacher/student etc) is
18 (Sexual abuse of dependants Art. 174).
Incest (Art. 173) and sexual coercion/rape (Art. 177) are completely forbidden.
Pornography
Under German law, pornographic images are not illegal if the act depicted is not
*obviously* of itself criminal. But there are two exceptions:
The production, distribution and possession of photographs or videos of a child or
children (i.e., persons under 14 years of age) are illegal, if the children are depicted in
a pornographic way. Pornography is the reduction of a person to his or her sexuality.
Therefore obscene depictions of a child are illegal, even if they do not depict an illegal
act. Depictions of a nude child are not considered pornographic. However,
magazines like "Jung und Frei" or "Sonnenfreunde" and nudist videos showing
mainly naked children can no longer be sold openly (e.g., in bookshops, newspaper
stalls etc.) due to a new interpretation of child-protection regulations. The production
and possession of these nudist magazines and films is still legal.
The second exception is for zoophile pornography (ie beastiality). It is illegal to
produce and distribute, but not to possess such material.
Giving access and showing pornography to persons under 18 is forbidden. It is, for
instance, legal for a man or woman to have consensual sex with a 16-year-old, and to
video or film this activity, but it is not legal to show this film to the young person
concerned or to any other person under 18.
The Internet is under increasing police surveillance and computer owners who have
been tracked uploading (i.e., distributing) or downloading (i.e., possessing) forbidden
pornography, have been raided throughout the country.
Prostitution
There are extra regulations for prostitution (Art. 180-181a). For instance there are
limits on the places where prostitution can be undertaken. For a person between 14
and 18 (the legal definition of a 'young person') prostitution it is not an illegal activity.
But children under 14 and sometimes young persons just above this age will be taken
into care, if they are caught engaging in prostitution. It is illegal to incite a young person
into prostitution. It is illegal for an adult (over 18), to have sex for money with a
14-16-year-old prostitute, but there is a regulation that *may* exempt the adult from
punishment in this case (e.g., when the adult had been blackmailed by the prostitute).
Source:
http://www.interpol.int/Public/Children/SexualAbuse/NationalLaws
"I think a near 60 year old sticking it to a 17 year old is a disgusting peice of filth who deserves to be eliminated from our society."
This is a crude and offensive phrase, it may be fine to use this with your male buddies but it's not a phrase for a decent place like this.
If you think vigilantism and 'rough justice ' is fine you have little respect for the law and are actually no different from than either the father or the boyfriend in having a very dodgy moral compass.