There underlying assumption in treating this man as a criminal or creep is that the 16-year old girl can't possibly know what SHE wants. I can tell you there are people decades older than she is who haven't the maturity equivalent to their age. I find laws dealing with "minors" to be more or less despicable. They are irrationally discriminatory and certainly irrationally applied when it comes to both the alleged minor and so-called "majorities."

Whatever the decisions here in this instance, knee-jerk reaction based on age alone is the least preferable. The girl apparently knows what's between her ears and uses it. She also knows what's between her legs ... and his ... and makes use of those as well. I'd be surprised if she doesn't also know what's in her own heart. Sounds mature to me. As I said, there are so-called "adults" who can't handle the same responsibility, and yet, the law is on their side, appropriately or not.