Adam johnson found guilty

[mr gear]

I would image the stigma attached to sleeping with escorts would do more damage to ones career that picking up a girl in a club and have the inevitable kiss and tell in the sun the following week.
Now before everyone jumps down my throat about this is not my own opinion, but merely my perceive opinion of general narrow minded public.

Dont think it did much damage to wayne rooney

[Meursault]

I agree with most of what you say but at 27 it's a bit lame to pass accountability to the club. This lack of personal accountability is everywhere nowadays.
I'd say the last year has been no picnic for the girl either and she will probably have to move at some point if she wants a normal life



I think it's18 for purchasing sexual favours. That's what got Benzema and Ribery in trouble.

yes she has to be 18 if she is offering services for payment. however if she was just some 17 year old girl you met and had consentual sex it would be legal (not that im encouraging it)

my rule of thumb if i was looking for sex would be: if shes under the age of 21, run for the hills and that applies to escorts as well

[Spanky Panky]

I would image the stigma attached to sleeping with escorts would do more damage to ones career that picking up a girl in a club and have the inevitable kiss and tell in the sun the following week.
Now before everyone jumps down my throat about this is not my own opinion, but merely my perceive opinion of general narrow minded public.

I don't think so. There wasn't much fuss when Ronaldo booked a few escorts for himself Nani and that other workmanlike Brazilian midfielder whose name escapes me. Beyond a laugh at Nani running around in his pants chanting "I'm hot, I'm hot"

Dont think it did much damage to wayne rooney

Just the grab a granny tags. Nothing serious

[Meursault]

I would image the stigma attached to sleeping with escorts would do more damage to ones career that picking up a girl in a club and have the inevitable kiss and tell in the sun the following week.
Now before everyone jumps down my throat about this is not my own opinion, but merely my perceive opinion of general narrow minded public.

i understand what you mean. my thinking was that if you visit escorts its safer than going off with a woman in a club every weekend in that in that its more secure with regards your reputation. once you pay the fee and both agree what you want with the escort its ok. if you were going off with a different woman every weekend in a bar, they could come back in twenty years time and say not so nice things about you. That would be my take on it (if i were famous; which im not)

of course if your married and visiting escorts you would be in trouble. thats why i said a relationship or escort but not both at the same time (if you are famous)

[Best Before]

Dont think it did much damage to wayne rooney

Your right, he's still as over rated as he ever was. Probably more to do with age of the Escort more than anything

Tiger Woods has never being the same person!!

[Meursault]

Your right, he's still as over rated as he ever was. Probably more to do with age of the Escort more than anything

Tiger Woods has never being the same person!!

the tiger alright has lost all confidence in his golf. pity i was hoping for a mcilroy showdown

[Best Before]

i understand what you mean. my thinking was that if you visit escorts its safer than going off with a woman in a club every weekend in that in that its more secure with regards your reputation. once you pay the fee and both agree what you want with the escort its ok. if you were going off with a different woman every weekend in a bar, they could come back in twenty years time and say not so nice things about you. That would be my take on it (if i were famous; which im not)

of course if your married and visiting escorts you would be in trouble. thats why i said a relationship or escort but not both at the same time (if you are famous)

I Got ya

[Dom Dunn]

That was the era of Jimmy Saville. We know better now thankfully. I think it is more to do with the age difference than anything. A 15 year old with a 15 year old is experimental, a 15 year old with a 25 year old is a paedophile.

If she had not told him her age I personally would be a lot more sympathetic as girls do often look older than their years.

There was a time and not all that long ago when it would not have been considered an illegal act. I would focus more on the fact he was using his position to exploit a young person rather than solely on the age difference. However, these days under law all girls are classed as children until they are 18. The age of consent is confused no one seems to be really sure if it is 17 or 18. Personally I think it should be 16. Its strange that in an era when young people are considered to be more mature than in earlier times e.g moves to have votes for 16 year old's they are still to be considered children until 18. I know that we need to protect the vulnerable but some girls and indeed boys are capable of having a relationship with an older person before they have reached 18.

[Meursault]

interesting this:

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/londo...-a3194476.html

[SteveB]

There was a time and not all that long ago when it would not have been considered an illegal act. I would focus more on the fact he was using his position to exploit a young person rather than solely on the age difference. However, these days under law all girls are classed as children until they are 18. The age of consent is confused no one seems to be really sure if it is 17 or 18. Personally I think it should be 16. Its strange that in an era when young people are considered to be more mature than in earlier times e.g moves to have votes for 16 year old's they are still to be considered children until 18. I know that we need to protect the vulnerable but some girls and indeed boys are capable of having a relationship with an older person before they have reached 18.

Some facts about the age of consent.

The International Criminal Court Statute does not provide a specific age of consent.

The age of consent in the United Kingdom (England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) is 16.

The age of consent in The Republic of Ireland is 17. This is one of the highest ages of consent in the European Union.

The Philippines, Angola, Mexico and Zimbabwe have an age of consent of 12 years old. Japanese law allows for consent at age 12, but this only applies to metro Tokyo.

In Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Macedonia, Montenegro, Portugal, San Marino and Serbia it is 14

In Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Greece, Iceland, Monaco, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Sweden it is 15

In Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Finland, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Netherlands, Northern Cyprus, Norway, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine and the United Kingdom it is 16

In Cyprus and Ireland it is 17

In Malta, Turkey and the Vatican City it is 18
In Bahrain, it is 21 for women who want to marry without their father's consent.

Throughout the rest of the world, there are big variations.

[A group of health experts called for the UK's age of consent to be lowered to 15, saying we need a national debate on the subject of when sex should be allowed.
They said we society gives out "confused" signals about when sex is permitted, and that many 15-year-olds are unsure of where to turn for support.
They argued lowering the age from 16 to 15 would "draw a line in the sand" against sex at 14 or younger.]

Most jurisdictions where the age of consent is below 18 (such as England and Wales), in cases where a person aged 18 or older is in a position of trust over a person under 18 the age of consent usually rises to 18.
Examples of such positions of trust include relationships between teachers and students. For example, in England and Wales the age of consent is 16, but if the person is a student of the older person it becomes 18.