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Not everyone, no. The victim's pain and tribulation in years following is at the root of why so many people despise rapists, especially child rapists. It's the absolute worst thing among the laundry list of crimes committed against minors every year, just short of murder. The incident(s) in question, and the fallout are a phenomenon widely recognized for the long-lasting damage done to them and their families, both present and future. Aside from the actual psychological impact of the crime, there's the very well recognized classically-embedded realization that when someone too small/sexually immature is coerced into/forced to have sex, the act itself, and the pregnancy which follows can be virtual death sentences. Any grown woman who's given birth to a 9-10+ lbs. baby/twins/triplets/quadruplets can tell you, it's exhausting and excruciating if not downright hazardous in the wrong circumstances - those found in a pregnant Mother-to-be who's shorter than 5' and weighing less than 100 lbs., as nearly all minor girls are.People do realize IMO, that's the heart of the issue. That's the source of the outrage beyond rich assholes taking advantage of, and injuring young girls.
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