The point of the law is to protect vulnerable minors, not liberate precocious minors. For every 14 year old who thinks that they would consent to sex with an ad

The point of the law is to protect vulnerable minors, not liberate precocious minors. For every 14 year old who thinks that they would consent to sex with an adult, how many would not? The best way to avoid damaging minors in "the gray area" is to eliminate the gray area.