I stand corrected and thank you for that....I totally forgot about Virtuous Pedophiles! That is a worthy enterprise and organization, in my opinion, and I have great respect for the pedophiles who subscribe to their ethic. You, and others here, must not think that I do not sympathize/empathize with (non-VP) pedophiles because I certainly do recognize that they have a very unfortunate condition. How awful it must be to be restricted so completely in one's love/sex life. I truly do understand this.

But that in no way indicates that we should change/repeal our present laws regarding AOA and make it easier for (non VP) pedophiles to try to sexually abuse all our children. Such a notion is plain 'crazy' and I resent and fear ir.

You also wrote:
"If you suppose a child getting involved with an adult and imagine the consent is informed, it would seem most likely that the child would be the one to break things off as they grow and change."

I do not believe the last part of your sentence, and do not imagine that a child would be effectively "informed" regarding sex compared to an adult.

Best to you,
billi