Olympian/former world champion Mark Jamieson admits to child sex charges

Seldom Killer, I agree with what you say, but just having these charges brought against you can ruin your whole life, no matter what the courts eventually rule. I think there is a big difference between 'stupid' and 'peadophile sexual predator', such as the case of the American girl, now listed as a child sex offender who distributed child pornography because she foolishly SMS'd a naked picture of herself to her highschool boyfriend.

On the otherhand, they are idiots, so I don't know why I'm caring.

There will always be poor and inappropriate applications of the law as with the case with that girl. However, just because there is a difference between criminal and stupid, doesn't mean that you shouldn't suffer the consequences of your actions.

Take another criminal vs. stupid scenario. Most people wouldn't regard driving at 40mph in a 30mph zone necessarily homicidal or murderous although stupid would reasonably fit their perceptions. However, if they ended up killing someone whilst driving at that speed, they would have to live with the consequences for ever.

The thing is, in both instances, stupid as those actions may be considered, the potential consequences would be known ahead of time. This man didn't get into this situation not knowing that getting caught would potentially ruin his whole life. He always had a fair option not to have sex with these two teenagers.