Sex Offender Abigail Pesta Analysis

According to “The Accidental Sex Offender” by Abigail Pesta, a Texas teenager Frank Rodriguez was put on the sex offender registry because he has consensual sex with his underage girlfriend Nikki Prescott he had been with for over a year not knowing about the consequences of his actions, or even thinking he was committing a crime. He was just expressing his love for his future wife. It is said that the mother of the Nikka reported her daughter’s boyfriend to the local authorities because she wanted the couple to stop having sex but as the daughter said everyone was doing it. The mother was unaware of the affects she would cause by doing so, she thought the local authorities would just speak to the boy, but instead the pursued a case against
For example Rapist hurt their victims, normally forcing them to have sex by threatening them with an object or threaten to harm someone they love if they don’t apply with what they are saying to do. Frank didn’t force Nikki to do anything, he didn’t threaten her in any way it was a mutual agreement to have sex between the couple according to Pesta “[Nikki] told the [officers] the sex was consensual.” Another example is when a rapist and pedophile commit their crimes its illegal in every state no matter their age when the crime is committed unlike with Frank and Nikki it was only against the law because the age she was and the state they had sex in. Because the age varies in different states, it can be a crime in one state and not in another. But with rape or molestation it is illegal not matter our age or what state you committed the crime
For example, people like Frank shouldn’t be punished the same way as a pedophile and rapist, people like that who do unspeakable things to children and people should be on a registry. The people within a block of a person like that should be aware of the dangers that are around the corner from their home, to be careful with how far they let their children wander. With people like Frank they did not cause any danger to children that parents’ may have to wonder about, they just had consensual sex with their underage girlfriend or boyfriend at the time. Another example Frank was labeled a sex offender and according to Pesta he had to [avoid] restaurants, public swimming pools, football games - any places where there might be kids.” That would be a great punishment if he had harmed children but he hadn’t so why does he have to be punished in a way that we punish pedophiles and