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Yes but Brian, you started this thread with the example of William Gibson, so don't be irritated if some on here still feel there is some mileage left in the discussion.

Having thought about it quite a bit, I honestly don't think he poses any danger now BUT he did abuse his position.

Look at it another way - any 15yo will be very heavily influenced by anyone who is 19 years their senior and who's to say that, even though they may well be very happily married, she might not have been equally as happy if he'd left her alone to have a relationship with someone nearer her own age? After all, it's not even now that the true test comes - it's in another 15 or so years time when she's having to push him about in his wheelchair, change his incontinence bags, go to his funeral and still have a good 20 plus years herself, in all likelihood on her own.....

<blockquote data-quote="Songsheet" data-source="post: 2068601" data-attributes="member: 64941">Yes but Brian, you started this thread with the example of William Gibson, so don&#039;t be irritated if some on here still feel there is some mileage left in the discussion.Having thought about it quite a bit, I honestly don&#039;t think he poses any danger now BUT he did abuse his position.Look at it another way - any 15yo will be very heavily influenced by anyone who is 19 years their senior and who&#039;s to say that, even though they may well be very happily married, she might not have been equally as happy if he&#039;d left her alone to have a relationship with someone nearer her own age? After all, it&#039;s not even now that the true test comes - it&#039;s in another 15 or so years time when she&#039;s having to push him about in his wheelchair, change his incontinence bags, go to his funeral and still have a good 20 plus years herself, in all likelihood on her own.....</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Songsheet, post: 2068601, member: 64941"] Yes but Brian, [b]you [/b]started this thread with the example of William Gibson, so don't be irritated if some on here still feel there is some mileage left in the discussion. Having thought about it quite a bit, I honestly don't think he poses any danger now BUT he [b]did [/b]abuse his position. Look at it another way - any 15yo will be very heavily influenced by anyone who is 19 years their senior and who's to say that, even though they may well be very happily married, she might not have been equally as happy if he'd left her alone to have a relationship with someone nearer her own age? After all, it's not even now that the true test comes - it's in another 15 or so years time when she's having to push him about in his wheelchair, change his incontinence bags, go to his funeral and still have a good 20 plus years herself, in all likelihood on her own..... [/QUOTE]

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