Not Rape, But Still Bad

From NBC 4 Los Angeles and All Access...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Quinton Robinson won't be going to prison for a statutory rape conviction just yet. First, he has to marry his victim. The 38-year-old Syracuse man accepted a plea bargain rather than go to trial on a rape charge for having sex with his underage girlfriend.

Robinson said when he moved in with the 16-year-old girl and her mother in 2002, he thought the girl was older. Last November, the teen gave birth to their baby.

After his arrest, the girlfriend didn't want to cooperate with his prosecution.

Monday, a judge agreed to postpone sentencing until after Oct. 9. That's when Robinson plans to marry his girlfriend, who's now 19.

When I first heard about this story I thought that this guy was getting a raw deal. Sometimes two teens fall in love even if one is under age.

...Then I saw this guy's age.

I still think this shouldn't be rape, BUT IT'S STILL WRONG!!!! What happened to late thirty-year-olds marrying, well, PEOPLE OVER 20?!!

Not rape, but not sorry guy's going to prison.