brianb said:
Izdaari said:
Marty's point is true but irrelevant. That was then, this is now, and the FBI doesn't go by the laws of biblical times. Schaap is still going to jail, and has proven he doesn't deserve to be a pastor.
That all depends.
The age of consent is 17 in Illinois (not 16 or 18 as some have thought). All the FBI are doing is investigating whether or not Schaap took the girl to Illinois when she was 16 for sex.
Unless you are an agent on the case, there is no way you could possibly know that is all they are considering. Here are other issues the FBI could consider:
1. Possession of pornography of a minor
2. Failure to report abuse of a minor
This is a multi-tangled web and Marty's attempt to minimize the legal impact is absurd. It makes me wonder what more is going on with Marty.... hmmmm?