Abuse of children and sexual perversion has been a fact of life throughout history. The subject tends to be a taboo topic, but investigative expertise is growing in this area. The victim is almost always a female and the perpetrator almost always male.
Punishments vary widely, but statutory rape is usually a lower-level felony crime in America.
As anyone knows who has looked at the teenage pregnancy statistics, there is a considerable amount of sex taking place with this age group. The charge of indecent liberties also avoids getting into whether vaginal or anal penetration occurred, as any lewd or lascivious act intended to arouse or gratify sexual desire is the critical criminal element. Although the common stereotype is of some old man in a trench coat, the reality is that this behavior often involves people of young age. Both peeping and flashing are usually simple misdemeanors. In most cases, however, the perpetrator fits one of the profiles of ordinary serial rapists with two exceptions, there is more of a chance the perpetrator is white and an acquaintance of the victim.