In the United States, if two children aged 12 have intimate relations with each other, they can be declared sex offenders. But they are just children. They do not know the laws, and natural instincts cannot be ruled out. At their age, according to scientific data, it's normal for them to be interested in their bodies. So why declare them sex criminals if the intimacy was consensual and for love? Why would children have their lives and psyches ruined by criminal prosecution?