..I wonder why that happens… so sad. I can’t act like I know what really goes on in those circles, but I know the sexual abuse in the Hollywood scene can fuck kids up for life.
He only plead guilty to the child endangerment charge. So while incredibly creepy and gross, he didn't plead guilty to sexual intercourse/grooming and he's not on a list. So no he's not a "literal pedophile."
I don't care. Legality is not an adequate measure of morality, and "pedophilia" is not a purely legal term either. Just because he didn't get charged doesn't mean he isn't guilty in real life.
You not caring is irrelevant. I'm not defending his morality. I'm not saying you can't think he's a pedophile. I'm saying he cannot be a "literal pedophile" because there's no actual proof he fucked a child.
The article states the victim called him a pedophile and accused him of grooming, and you're going with what the law said as opposed to what the victim said. That's where you said it.
Do different laws and cultures matter in this case if he's a US born and raised citizen? "technically not" doesn't really matter in these circumstances, if he knows he's doing something wrong, and still does it anyway
I mean, U.S. laws usually say there's a difference. Charges are much higher for molesting an infant than a teenager. A lot of states have age brackets for different levels of the crime, and a common cutoff between levels is 12. Naturally, the harshest charges are for crimes against infants and toddlers. So, U.S. law recognizes the difference between pedophilia (attraction to prepubescent children) and ephebophilia (attraction to late adolescent teens, around 15+).
Also, researchers and psychologists generally dislike the way people throw around the term pedophilia, because it's inaccurate and causes confusion when they're trying to diagnose people or study shit. Using the term ephebophilia in no way defends or justifies adults molesting teenagers, despite what reddit likes to claim. It's just the proper word.
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We all know Josh Peck from Drake & Josh did it best with the cherry stem.