[ on an adult man having sex with a 13 year old girl]

hey, i knew girls in school that started having sex when they were 12, 13... even knew one girl that lost her virginity at 11 to her 16 year-old cousin. it's statutory rape but it's not the same as non-consensual, forced sex. that is rape. not all 13 year-old girls are alike and not all of them are 'little girls'. don't get me wrong, i am not saying that what he did is alright, i'm just saying it's not as clear-cut and black and white as 'he raped a little girl' makes it sound, and which is what the judges were going after him for. yeah, he shouldn't have run, but since he didn't stand a chance at a fair trial given the judge that was in charge of the case, i also understand why he did.