“There’s a difference between a 15-year-old and a 5-year-old, you know?”
I never dreamed that these words would come out of the mouth of another woman, let alone a mother who — at the time of this writing — has a 14-year-old daughter.
But that’s exactly what Megyn Kelly said during a recent episode of her Sirius XM podcast while discussing Jeffrey Epstein. It appears she isn’t convinced the convicted sex abuser is an “actual” pedophile because he “was into the barely legal type... like, 15-year-olds.”
Kelly added that “we have yet to see anybody come forward and say, ‘I was 8 — like 8. I was under 10. I was under 14 when I first came within his purview.’” She went on to describe Epstein’s victims, many of whom were minors, as “young women.”
Ideologically speaking, Kelly and I could not be further apart. Still, I supported her when she bravely spoke out about the sexual harassment she experienced while working at Fox News. Sometimes — and I believe this to be especially true for women — differing opinions on politics can and should take a backseat when it comes to recognizing each other’s shared humanity, especially in the face of sexual predation and exploitation.
