a lighter sentence makes some sense.
Explain.
There are boys who become the fathers of kids to these older women. No income. No education. And they are the “breadwinners”? Or are they supposed to become “stay at home fathers”?
The case could be made than an older man is more able to provide for a family with a young bride than a guy who is her same age (or at least pay for her abortion).
At the most extreme position, Michael Medved says that of the 4 pairings (Older Male/Younger Female, Older Female/Younger Male, Older Female/Younger Female, and Older Male/Younger Male), the older male/younger female is the “most life changing” or “dangerous” pairing. I disagree with him, 2 of the pairings result in feelings of self-guilt, betrayal, and sexual experimentation. There is more to life that becoming pregnant.