Hypothetically speaking if I a 18 year old man paid a 48 year old woman to have sex with me and I wear a condom and we both consented to it is that morally wrong or is it morally okay?
In my opinion I think it’s morally okay if a 18 year old man pays a 48 year old woman to have sex with him as long as they are both consenting to it. Because what they’re doing is completely harmless.
A minor can’t consent, period. Even if they say all the right words. That’s what “statutory” means in statutory rape. It is the adult’s responsibility to avoid and disengage from that contact, at all times.
Considering the power dynamic between someone who is legally a child and is restricted in some liberties, and an adult who has far greater liberties, trust, and power, I certainly wouldn’t consider it ethical.
So would also say that it’s morally wrong for a 18 year old man to have sex with a 17 year old woman who is legally considered a minor. Since you said that minors can’t consent period.