[cyborg]

We have a difference of opinion.

[BlueNgold]

"We have a difference of opinion"
No we don't ... at least not yet.

You made a factual statement: "The girl said she lied about the rape."

If that statement is fact then it would change everything. But you provide no source for this 'fact' ... when actually all evidence, including her statemetns to police, parents, and on the stand at trial indicate otherwise. Your 'opinion' is based on facts not in evidence. If you know she did not recant and restate such an inflammatory charge then you are the worst kind of liar, heaping more shame upon a victim of a sexual crime. If you believe she recanted, then it is up to you to prove she did. Find a quote, name a source. You cant make such bold statements in a vacuum. Not here .. expect to be challenged.

[hellinahandcart]

This leaped out at me from your link:

Statutory rape is sex between an adult and a minor, while aggravated child molestation also involves an injury.

I remember reading something about this a while ago, IIRC the girl immediately reproted the incident and testified at the trial. He was found not guilty of rape but guilty of the other two charges, so I think it's important to know what the physical injury was before deciding whether or not the sentence is an outrage.

I haven't heard that the girl recanted, so "not guilty" doesn't necessarily translate to "consensual". If she did take it back, that's a different matter, and she should be the one facing charges.