Further, cars, swimming pools, or being out and about during a thunderstorm are not prohibited for the protection of kids, nor is nearly as much concern put into these dangers than the concern over the far less likely possibility of "long-term" harm resulting from mutually consensual sexual activity.

I certainly agree that society is involved in pedophilia hysteria, and its attention to the subject is far greater than warranted.

However, the overall allocation of society's concern is not something we can cite in favor of adult-child sexuality. If you are brought up before the judge on a case of shoplifting, you will get nowhere arguing that white collar criminals steal far more and that's where the judiciary should be expending its efforts instead.

If we were a community of swimming pool engineers (or those in charge of regulations for pool operation), we would be concerned about pools. If we were traffic engineers or auto designers, we would be concerned about children's safety in cars. And if we were a society of clowns for hire, we would discuss how to reduce the trauma a child might experience from a scary clown. No matter that the first two are serious risks for children and the latter is (I believe) fairly minor.

But instead, we are a community of pedophiles. We are a large proportion (though not all) of the responsible adults who, one by one in life situations, will either allow adult-child activity to happen or make sure it doesn't. However much attention society pays to us, it is not evaluating us against the danger to children in auto accidents. It is evaluating the potential harm and benefit to children of sexual activity with adults.

Moralism and prudishness can certainly warp society's attitudes. But I maintain that even if/when that is taken away in the hoped-for iatrogenic housecleaning, the risk of adult-child sexual activity to the girl outweighs the benefit. I still see the girl who is terribly upset because she has had sex with a man who is going to desert her, even if his intentions are good. (That's not the only danger I see, but I use it as one important factor.)