If you were 15 and the little boy you were poking was 5 you should still be in jail.
Personally I don’t think the facts are actually out there on just what he did or didn’t do.....the police, the parents, and the kid have all had differing stories.
So did the 15 year old actually have sex with the five year old?...that’s questionable as I see it.
At issue was, from a legal aspect, were the parents negligent in how they handled this happening. It doesn’t appear so to me ,with the understanding they had at the time. And apparently the authorities didn’t think so either.
All got counseling of some sort sufficient they all say they handled this 12 years ago and the girls seem to be doing ok with this as well....unfortunately the parents continuing to make this a media matter isn’t helping their situation and creating further issues IMO.