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I used to work with a youth group where there were two sisters, one was 12 and the other 14, and they neither acted nor looked 12 and 14, at least when the parents weren't watching.

There were many times where the group would be out at a public place and guys not from our group would be leering or even chatting them up.. A few times I nearly shouted (and I probably should have) "SHE'S 12 YOU PERVERT!" One time I did actually ask a guy that had talked with her later how old he thought she was, and he thought 15 or maybe 14.

Both of these girls were raised in a strict fundamentalist Christian home too, so there was no lack of parental supervision or interaction, but these two still were extremely flirty and forward with boys, not fully understanding the effect they had but knowing they liked the attention they got. It wouldn't surprise me in the least if I found out that either of them got themselves into a situation where things didn't go how they expected.

No matter what you do you can't watch kids 24/7.

Not saying that if anything did happen with those girls (even if consenting) that it's not a bad thing, I'm just saying I could understand how it's possible, both those girls looked and acted at least 2-3 years older than they were.