Think back no more than 200 years in the English 'Empire' Many substantial figures used to have wives as young as 12, 13 or had intimate relations with them. Many european countries on the main continent acted in a similar way around that time.
Now, I'm not condining the act, but it was England if my memory serves me right, that was one of the first countries to create a 'conession to sex' age limit, of as we all know - is 16. So, to say '20 years it is going to be okay...' when in fact, 200 years ago, it was deemed socially acceptable. If anything we are just devolving. (Maybe not us personally or culturally.)
On top of that, this thing has been going on for many years. I remember a couple of years ago there was I think a Panaroma, or similar program that revealed many UN Peacekeepers acting in this very way that has hit the news once again. So I find the biggest worry, the fact that several years after this was reported, its still happening and most probably in the same area's.
In fact, a short search on google brings back a disturbing amount of scandals by UN troops and members.
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