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OK, so is there a huge distinction between prosecutions and judgments for pedophiles and hebephiles? I haven't followed his case well enough to know the age ra
by mirimir 7y ago
OK, so is there a huge distinction between prosecutions and judgments for pedophiles and hebephiles?
I haven't followed his case well enough to know the age range for his young friends. But yes, I don't recall that he was grooming ten year olds. But probably 13 year olds, I think.
And yes, it's hard to tell about preteen people. Looking back at old pictures of close friends and myself, the most obvious changes were later, at maybe about 19-20. Mainly a loss of gangliness, I think. Puberty is not uncommon now before ten, so secondary sexual characteristics alone are unreliable indicators.
Way back in the hippie days, when I was about 18-20, I had a few 13-16 year old girlfriends. And I don't recall that they were all that obviously distinguishable by age. But of course, in old pictures, we all look like children.