Our law makes a distinction between forcible rape and statutory rape because we recognize that a person who is too big to be thrown to the ground and raped can, nonetheless, be persuaded into acts that are against his or her best interest. The “confusion” arises when people believe that, for a male over 16 ... or 14 ... or 12 ... or 10 ... well, some age ... any sexual act is in his best interest, because there is nothing to him other than his priapic appetite.
I've seen far too many of those same ("not guilty" / "high five that boy" / "fond memories" / "it will never hurt him") posts. It's depressing.