Does a 9-year old possess the aforesaid requirements? In short, I don't know, but the reason why I don't completely reject the possibility of them having the capacity to consent to sex is due to the fact

Okay, at this point I'm only responding to your bullshit so that anyone who is watching this understands why you're wrong. I knew i shouldn't of wasted my time writing out actual arguments since you obviously

No, children fondling themselves at that age (5) doesn't mean that they are experiencing sexual desire. First, it's biologically impossible for them to have those desires since they are not into puberty.

If you actually fucking read what I wrote and addressed the actual arguments, you would know that you look stupid as fuck right now and that the logic you are using will also apply to the parent-child

In short, you don't understand what consent is and think that abstractions like social roles, norms, or views necessarily negate someone's ability to engage in that mental process within their own desire

Now, to address the latter part of that rebuttal where you say '' It is very easy for the older person to manipulate the younger one''. Again, this contradicts the previous statement you made that states

''The older person is in a position of authority over the younger person. The same principle applies to work place and other sexual harassment offenses. When you have power over someone like a priest does