She was 13 years old. She was a little girl, not a woman.
This is common; refering to girls as women in any situation that deals with sexual violence. It lessens the impact on the reader. It's especially true of reports about girls in foreign countries.
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Date: 2008-11-06 01:44 pm (UTC)This is common; refering to girls as women in any situation that deals with sexual violence. It lessens the impact on the reader. It's especially true of reports about girls in foreign countries.