While I do disapprove of this, I wonder why in this age of acceptance of just about any libertine lifestyle this is meeting with such opprobrium. I also wonder how this story would be treated if this were a same sex couple.
Probably because this type of thing is the last acceptable form of...well...discrimination. An older male taking advantage of a young girl. The negative emotions run high and the vitriol is almost universal when these stories appear. But I get your point. It does seem odd.