Comment by like_any_other

> The girl was in a vulnerable position (far from home, first time attending, relatively poor) and coming from a different culture

I'll grant you young (although as far as I can gather that was 21 years, so 5 years older than mature and sensible enough to vote in the UK), but how do any of the others contribute to this vague "vulnerability"? How does not knowing the geography, or being at a conference the first time (a tech conference is not like a jungle expedition where experience is key...), or being of modest means, make it harder to discriminate sexual partners? This "vulnerable" only applies to someone like a spy that has to deftly navigate the city and social interactions to complete a mission, not a regular attendee.

> from a higher rank male of a female

You know this wasn't the army, right? He wasn't even her employer.