Or perhaps it's time for the legislature to do their job and properly design laws to avoid this kind of stupidity. These laws were intended to protect children from adult predators, and instead they are ruining the lives of children who are exploring their own sexuality in a modern form.
This is a clear failure on the part of police and local authorities to stand up for what's right, and handle this discreetly and professionally. Furthermore, puberty exists for a reason, it signals the readiness for sexual development, whether "society" agrees with it or not is not relevant.
If your 18, you can shack up with an 85 year old man and that's fine, but if your 16 you can't shack up with your 17 year old boyfriend? This is what happens when politicians let uneducated fear mongering parents guide laws. Stop demonizing sex, and if you feel the court absolutely MUST stick it's nose into our bedrooms then at least do it with enough foresight to avoid this kind of stupidity.
This is not the first time this has happened, and I have still seen no lawmaker stand on the side of reality and responsibility and try to get more intelligent and better designed laws on the books to prevent these kids from being labeled perverts for 40 years just because they happened to be born in the camera-phone age.
Lets try leaving it up to parents to raise their kids for once.