An adult having sex with a minor is (statutory) rape. Does it really make sense to continue to criminalize the victim aka the minor who is raped? I understand we (Americans) think prisons are excellent rehabilitation centers, but no... they really aren't. There should be alternatives to this that would better protect and help children who are willingly or forcibly prostituting.
There is false logic some have that decriminalizing this is somehow advocating for child prostitution... No... that's not what it means at all...