is Angela another fatherless child or if not why is not he in jail?

No Runner, the child is not 'fatherless', as all children must have a father in order to create them in the first place.

I'm assuming you think that the mum and her boyfriend prostituted the 12 year old because there was no 'real' father involved in her life?
We don't know that do we?
You are just making assumptions as usual.

I have no doubt there are many prostitutes out there who have fathers in their lives.
It doesn't always follow that having married parents will 'save' you from such a fate...

Religion twists the mind, it doesn't allow for rational thinking. To get an unbiased opinion, do not ask runner. What would make parents do this to a kid, drugs, alcohol, cigarets, All i know is they have to be dealt with properly.

It was actually "Angela's" mother and her mother's boyfriend who prostituted her. "Angela" gave all the money to her mother for her drug habit.

"Angela" is now being cared for by her father.
Jennifer.

The first priority must be the young girl in this terrible travesty. As outraged the public might be that these men go unpunished, these feelings should not override the future wellbeing of the young girl.

Outrage is understandable, so is the notion that many of these men must have willingly participated despite suspecting or knowing the child was underage. The burden of proof in these cases is almost impossible to discern and that burden no doubt would be carried primarily by the victim had trials proceeded.

"Respecting “Angela’s” decision not to participate in the legal process is a more urgent moral imperative than society’s right to pursue the offenders. Society must not exploit this child’s misery in order to demonstrate some kind of moral evolution."

That paragraph is really the crux of the matter and as the author points out, many grown adult women choose not to report rape or abuse, why a child to act as society's moral crusader in the same circumstances is unrealistic.

Runner....I just love you bloke:)...NO! I really do..lol..you said "is Angela another fatherless child or if not why is not he in jail?".......lol...I wondering about a hell of a lot of Catholic priests:)

Runner? Do you condone the actions of your be-loved bretheran?....meaning...where does your faith fit in with your judgement's of other, and why do you not look at the thought processes of the shame sites....I mean:)...would you like to see all the pedophile Christan's that have gone before the law?

He will never answer me:).......

CACTUS:)