Dutch beach volleyball player Steven van de Velde, who served time in prison after he was convicted of raping a 12-year-old girl, won his second match at the Paris Olympics and received an even harsher reaction from the crowd on Wednesday than for his first match.

  • @psycho_driver
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    14 months ago

    In the US generally people under the age of consent are allowed to have sex with one another though exceptions would be made if the age gap was too large. People the age of consent and older are not allowed to have sex with people below the age of consent, unless they’re married.

    • @[email protected]
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      34 months ago

      Wait so you can get married under the age of consent? That seems completely illogical… if you can’t consent to sex surely you can’t consent to marriage?

      • @[email protected]
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        24 months ago

        It is illogical but the people who support it aren’t our best.

        We’re usually talking very fundamentalist christian sects and right wing politicians in the vein of Roy Moore.

      • @psycho_driver
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        14 months ago

        The parents have to consent to the marriage if the person is underage.