The new laws often shield the wealthy and punish the powerless, especially adolescent couples in relationships.
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A child protection law is failing the learners it was designed to safeguard.
A staggered age of consent has been suggested, which would make it illegal for adults to have sex with under-18s.
A scholar who researches this underreported criminal behavior recommends four steps to root it out.
Violence is not just a private matter between people. Regulating it is not the duty of communities or the state alone.
It is possible for minors in all 50 states to get married. A scholar explains the long history of child marriage, mostly of young girls, in the US.
The biggest name in the era of silent movies was also a serial sexual predator.
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Assistant Professor, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Independent Social Research Foundation
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Lecturer in History and Politics, Anglia Ruskin University
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Associate Professor at the Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, University of Kansas
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Professor of Sociology, University of New Hampshire