Ed Note: I’m calling about your headline, “Innocence Shattered.” C’mon, these boys are going to giggle and chuckle about these memories for the rest of their lives. It wasn’t right for these two dames to do it, but these guys are not as victimized as a girl would be, given a similar situation. Let’s face the facts: Boys are boys and girls are girls. The results are different.

Fact Finder

I guess one can’t argue with the fact that boys are boys. Good work there. But at age 14, any child is incapable of making a wise decision when coerced — you would say enticed — into sex by an adult. Did he enjoy it at the time? Perhaps. Was it good for his psyche — and his eventual development into a well-adjusted adult with a healthy understanding of sexual relationships — not so much. —Ed. Note