exactly. 49 year old man and 15 year old girl would have been a good 5 to 10 years minimum.
Sentencing disparities really depend on the county and state. There are women who are doing NUMBERS for statutory rape in various parts of the country.
Is there a double standard tho? Hell yeah. Its largely male created, unfortunately. Society doesnt view a much older man banging a teenaged female in the same way of a much older woman banging a teenage male. Look how so many males respond to these kind of stories by calling the male a faq for getting the older woman in trouble, and how lucky he was for the experience.
To illustrate, just picture the difference in responses:
Teenage male approaches father: "dad I just banged a 40 year old cheerleader!".
*Dad gives son a high five, and cracks open a beer for him and his son to drink as he welcomes his boy to manhood*
Teenage female approaches father: "dad I just banged a 40 year old construction worker"
*Dad grabs pistol and demands to know the man's current location*