• Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee
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    10 months ago

    he had sexual relations as an adult with a 17-year-old girl

    The age of consent in Arkansas is 16

    The girl’s mother said she suspected that her daughter might have lied about her age to attract male attention, and the mother added that she didn’t want Jones to go to jail over the sexual relationship with her daughter.

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      10 months ago

      Mothers need to start supporting their daughters. My mom had this attitude too and it made things so much worse.

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      10 months ago

      Lemmy: Your facts make me uncomfortable and I refuse to read the article. Downvote!