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26 Post author: Multiheaded 25 January 2012 05:43PM

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Comment author: HoverHell 26 January 2012 10:41:46AM 3 points [-]

How can they be wrong about consenting?

Then can (and are way too likely) to fail at being informed when consenting.

Also you're probably talking about hebephilia.

Comment author: DanielLC 26 January 2012 05:14:22PM *  2 points [-]

Then can (and are way too likely) to fail at being informed when consenting.

If they're not informed, that would be rape by deception. I would say that that should be illegal at any age, although I would imagine it wouldn't be nearly as bad as being forced.

What exactly do they need to be informed about? They can get diseases from it, I guess. I'm pretty sure putting someone in danger like that without warning them would be illegal without anything specific about pedophilia.

Also you're probably talking about hebephilia.

That too. There should be a term for pedophelia and hebephilia. Especially considering that pedophelia is commonly used to mean those two and ephebophilia.

Comment author: HoverHell 26 January 2012 05:23:46PM 2 points [-]

To clarify, I mean that it might be nearly impossible to properly inform humans below some age (maybe even relatively high age).

Comment author: DanielLC 26 January 2012 06:37:08PM 2 points [-]

Inform them of what? How bad can the consequences of them not being informed of it possibly be?