Statutory rape, while it may or may not be "consensual" is still a crime. There IS a will to prosecute adult violators even if we no longer go after same age teens.
It does not have to be a crime of violence or threats for "rape" or molestation to have occurred. This is why the girls are UNDER the age of CONSENT. They are not old enough to consent to sex.
Alternate possiblity it to lower the age of consent to 9. Good enough for Mohammed's wife, good enough for all girls.
But is statutory rape considered "rape" when pro-lifers talk about the "rape, incest, life of mother" exception?