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I wonder, considering there are allot of people on a MUD of all different ages. Now, let's assume a normal 19 year old male MUDder. Perfectly good player and all, nothing illegal. He meets a girl on the MUD, who claims she is 17. I think everyone here agrees a 17 and a 19 year old together is perfectly acceptable.
Okay, so things go on and nature and hormones do their work on these two. Both are hopelessly in love with eachother untill one day the police arrests the 19 year old guy for attempted child molesting. Why? His girlfriend turned out to be 13, not 17 at all. Her parents caught her talking to the 19 year old and sent the police at him, not knowing their daughter told him she was 17.
Could the 19 year old be prosecuted? The parents are pressings charges at him for attempted child molest of their daughter, which is perfectly legal considering they are her legal guardians. What legal responsibility does the MUD have in this case? Remember the girl told EVERYONE she was 17. What would be the consequences of all this?
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