Judge del Vecchio says relationship was consensual (but what about when she was 14?)

Judge Del Vecchio's attorney fought back against the alleged victim, claiming the two had a consensual sexual relationship and a mentor-mentee relationship.

The Review-Journal reports:

Embattled Family Court Judge Nicholas Del Vecchio on Wednesday fired back at the woman who had accused him of sexually abusing her when she was a minor and later sexually harassing her as an adult, saying he tried to help the woman financially and was in love with her . . .

In a response filed Wednesday, Del Vecchio attorney Bruce Shapiro described his client's relationship with the woman, Rebeccah Murray, as consensual.

Del Vecchio hired Murray as his assistant because he wanted to help her with her legal career, the response states. It says their relationship grew beyond "just being friends" to the point where Del Vecchio wanted to marry her.

Um . . . the consensual argument for the relationship when she was in her 20s might work . . . maybe odd with her being the Judge's step-daughter (but no judgment, no judgment). But uh, Mr. Shapiro, your client is alleged to have taken naked pictures of the same woman when she was 14 yrs old, not to mention forcing her to give him fellatio around that same age.

How's the consensual argument going to work there?