Mr Kobayashi
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Well there is room for nuance in this discussion but there is a big difference between people meeting in normal circumstances and circumstances where there was always an element of exploitation.
It was never normal circumstances, and even someone as thick as Andrew must have questioned why someone as young as VG was accompanying Epstein and Maxwell on trips to the point that he should have considered that her behaviour may have been unduly influenced by Epstein.
The way Andrew behaved is even more reprehensible than you conclude. Because he held himself up to be a higher standard than he ever had any intention of meeting. He failed not only by his actions of having sex with at least one trafficked girl, but for failing to draw attention to it and put a stop to it.
For someone who would have likely been believed just because of his status and with connections to the NSPCC (from as early as 1999) that is indefensible.
We can mitigate and make allowances for people pursuing genuine mutual relationships and getting married (there is even a defence in the USVI that the parties were married) but I'm not sure the relevance here other than explaining why your views are coloured.
Only a very few people have drawn the comparisons with those who abuse pre-teens.
The royals hold themselves up to be a whiter than white, and when the mask slips and they are revealed to be less than that they should be pillioried for it.
You are entitled to express your view but you should note (if @kaz7's link above is true) that Prince Andrew is no longer allowed to deny VG's account of the events or her status as a victim.
He is a nonce and a rapist and he must wear that stain until his dying breath.
