My degree is in CRJ (that and a quarter will get you coffee) and one of my professors tried to make that argument. It is no different than rape...I consider rape violent. Molestation is violent, whether forced or not.
Gecko uses that argument all the time"is it that I am direct, bold blah blah blah". Some circumstance warrant bold...a 13 year old being molested and have the child, regardless of your personal beliefs, warrants a little more compassion. Their kid was screwed my and adult...it saddens me.