Quote:I see your point, but it's wrong on a different level. Instead of exploiting innocents and betraying their trust in adults, he took advantage of children with a messed up notion of sexuality. It can be easy to say they knew what they were up to, but what kind of history must a young girl have to lead her into situations like this.

 

I too understand your point.

 

My first look would be the parental upbringing.  What kind of life or home do these children come from?  I would wager that young girls (and boys) that would be involved in something like this don't always come from social or economic "disadvantaged" families.

 

Next would be (for me personally) the influence of faith or lack thereof.  I don't want to get religious in this thread, but generally speaking, faith tends to institute certain morals into people's lives.  The decision of "right vs. wrong" is often talked about and taught in places of faith.

 

The final, and most likely history of some of the young girls that do this is probably influence from pop culture and/or the society that we live in right now.  Turn on the TV, get on the internet or simply look at your smart phone, and it's all there.  This is a very different world that we live in with information moving at such a rapid pace.

 

Once again, I do not condone the behavior of exploiting children and I am certainly not placing any blame on the victims.  However, I do believe that more needs to be addressed to prevent something like this from ever happening again.

 

It's far too easy in today's society for predators to operate and get their prey, just like it's far too easy for victims to become said prey.

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