[Chris Talk]

Forgive me for asking, but how was it possible for the priest to molest an 18-year-old male without the latter's consent?

[monday]

"Forgive me for asking, but how was it possible for the priest to molest an 18-year-old male without the latter's consent?"

Does seem strange. I thought only those under 18 could be molested. Perhaps he was raped? You don't have to be female to be raped. Males are raped in prison all the time.

[dsc]

"Forgive me for asking, but how was it possible for the priest to molest an 18-year-old male without the latter's consent?"

When a person uses the prestige of his office to pressure a person into acquiescence, such acquiescence is not free consent.

[BlackElk]

As to how it is possible for an eighteen year-old to be molested, it is important to remember that the priest was an authority figure. He is in a position to misuse his authority. Many of the molestors are reported to tell their victims, purporting to be authoritative, that homosexual acts is differ from heterosexual fornication in that, somehow, priests are not prohibited from engaging in them (an outright lie) and that those who indulge the perv priest are forgiven (certainly not by or through the priest/perv!!!!).

If the boss is taking illicit advantage of a power disparity by bullying his secetary or subordinate into his bed, the priest can emotionally bully many eghteen-year old boys confused as to their sexuality into his servce. Both border on rape. The homosexual abuse is additionally an inherently disordered act (every time between any same sex parties) as the priest well knows.