Several years back one of the young soldiers in my troop, who was only 18, had a girlfriend who was a shade under 16. For all intense purposes, every time he stuck his dick in her he was committing a crime...!
Does that make him a sex offender? Legally yes. Morally? No..!
Case by case, there are probably many others who have been convicted for what in reality is nothing more than natural teenage behaviour
Actually thinking about your question again, it throws up another flaw in the whole criminal justice system in the UK. The question of whether it is in the public's best interests to try such a case. A question in which the DPP has power to bring prosecutions and at the same time seem to totally misunderstand. In my opinion such a case as you pose it is not in the publics best interest to prosecute.
But take the case of the old biddy who used to work for MI5 who was a traitor and gave details of British agents in Czechoslovakia. If memory serves me correct about a dozen were rounded up by the Czechs and shot. She was directly responsible for these deaths, but the DPP said it wasnt in the publics interest to prosecute her. I believe back then the death penalty was still in effect for treason...and I would have used it!
Just a few weeks ago a woman in Kent was jailed for a year because she tied her daughter up to prevent her from buying drugs. She had just discovered her 19 year old girl was a druggie and in desperation tried to prevent her from going out and scoring. The girl phoned the Police who obviously had to respond. Now who can tell me that bringing the prosecution in the first place let alone Jailing the woman is in the publics best interest? Even the daughter asked the judge to drop the case. But no she is jailed, Dad has to go out working, daughter left alone to do as she pleases. To buy drugs, to maybe steal or go on the game to get those drugs.... how on earth did the jail sentence help society?
And the same week also in Kent a man was jailed for 6 years for killing his girlfriend (they couldnt pin murder on him so he was done for manslaughter) the Police stated the the woman had endured a severly abusive relationship before he killed her.... 6 years for taking a life, one year for trying to save a life..... makes no ******* sense does it!
edited for shoite spelling!