i'm (almost) speechless

The Kosos at home in his parents' basement. "I couldn't be any happier than I am right now," said Matthew Koso, who could face prison time. The couple married in Kansas with their parents' consent.


EXCEPT to say, TEACH PROPER BIRTH CONTROL METHODS EARLY ON! so much bull shite so very much. a fourteen year old grrrl MARRIED and a state that allows it???????? parents who allow it??????????? parents who are proud of their son (22 year old who impregnated a 14 year old)???????????????

Rape Charge Follows Marriage to a 14-Year-Old
By JODI WILGOREN
Published: August 30, 2005

FALLS CITY, Neb., Aug. 29 - On Sunday evening, Matthew Koso tipped three ounces of formula into his 4-day-old daughter's mouth, then hoisted her atop his shoulder in hope of a burp. On Tuesday morning, he is scheduled to be arraigned on charges for which the newborn is the state's prime piece of evidence. Mr. Koso is 22. The baby's mother, Crystal, is 14. He is charged with statutory rape, even though they were wed with their parents' blessing in May, crossing into Kansas because their own state prohibits marriages of people under 17. The Nebraska attorney general accuses Mr. Koso of being a pedophile; they say it is true love. "We don't want grown men having sex with young girls," said Jon Bruning, the attorney general. "We make a lot of choices for our children: we don't allow them to vote; we don't allow them to drink; we don't allow them to drive cars; we don't allow them to serve in wars at age 13, whether they want to or not; and we don't allow them to have sex with grown men." But Mr. Koso's mother, Peggy, said she and her husband of 25 years were proud that their son did not disappear like so many deadbeat dads. ........... .........Studies show that one in five teenagers have sex before they turn 15, and about 150,000 babies are born each year to a minor parent. In Nebraska, there were 25 births to mothers under 15 in 2002, the latest year for which statistics are available. In Kansas, five girls under 15 were married in 2003, three in 2002 and six in 2001.............