[ValerieUSA]

According to Florida State Statute 794.05, anyone who is 24 or older and has sex with someone 16 or 17 -- even consensually -- has committed a second-degree felony. It is punishable by up to 15 years in prison.

GOOD

[areafiftyone]

To tell you the truth I am gettin so tired of reading about another "man of the cloth" having sex with or molesting boys. Don't get me wrong, I am not a feminist but, when was the last time you heard of a nun getting charged with something like that? Why can't these people leave their ministry or priesthood if they find that they are having a hard time controling themselves, or maybe try to seek counseling. I am sorry but this is Sick!

[elwoodp]

Absurd. The age of consent ought to be lowered to 16. Kids today are extremely sexually active at 14. It's time to stop living in a make-believe world (to quote Tommy James and The Shondells).

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

Agreed! Throw the book at him. I hate liars, esp. those who hide or deceive people as ministers, pastors, priests, etc. who lead these hypocritical hidden lives.

[cardinal4]

What is it with clergy and sex with underage boys? Its things like this,that enhances my view that we are no longer a superpower.