[Skooz]

17 years old is not a "child" - he can practically join the military already. What's the age of consent in the state of Utah?

When my dad was 17, he was a tailgunner in a B-29 over North Korea.

[thoughtomator]

With so many real problems with sexual predation by teachers, this is possibly the worst example that could be used to illustrate it. He was 17, it was totally consensual, and everything concerning the matter happened outside of the professional environment.