RIP going down the rabbit hole again. If someone lies about their age then the adult should not be punished in the legal sense imo. Though I get many will disagree cause children lack the judgement etc . . . Though I will say this it is easy to lie about ones age especially if the child is on the emotionally mature side and the adult is not as emotionally mature or does not pick up on social queues as easily.

I am on the spectrum as are many of my friends and some of my friends have fallen victim to people lying about their age cause they are just not equipped to handle the difference. Please do not paint such wide strokes about people.