I realized that the law is technically sexist.
We were in class, and if two people under 14 *get intimate*, the male will get done for rape, regardless of the conditions.
What about all those cases of femal teachers then? Especially in the Mail
If in class you ought to get stopped before it gets as far as statutory rape
If one of two people having consensual sex is under age then it is statutory rape as the minor cannot give consent. The adult irregardless of sex will usually get prosecuted.
The discrimination shows when it gets reported in the media:
Male adult with female minor is reported as a dirty pedo
Female adult with male minor gets innuendo hints between the lines of lucky beggar / buddy teacher etc
If both are minors then 'the public interest' will take priority, (which ought to happen with all prosecution) and it will most likely get sent to social services