Coronation Street - Current Episode Discussion - V

[Son of Cain]

Supposing it was the other way round and it was a 14 year old girl and a 20something man. Even if the girl was "up for it", would you not consider that abuse?

Generally I would say that was abuse, but if the 14 year old girl was a precocious teenager and had seduced an immature 20 something year old man, would it be so clear cut abuse. Of course the man should have known better than to give into temptation, but it could be argued that he was the victim. In Tim's case he has been blissfully ignorant that he was a "victim" of abuse for all these years, I question what benefit it is to him now, if this matter brought into the open and he is told that he was. Perhaps Trisha was immature for her age, as Tim said he made all the moves. So I repeat the question "was Tim abused if he did not know he was abused" Corrie has not given all the details of what actually happened, but legally I suppose it would be considered that he was abused. Of course if Trisha is still seducing school age boys now that would be a different matter. The way she has started to pursue him, I feel there is something that we are not yet aware of, perhaps it is a child?