When I took in my Thai wife's 12 year old step-daughter the whole village assumed I would be banging her.
When it became apparent I wasn't, they asked if I were gay.
Seems to me the Thai villagers think it's OK to have sex with 12 year olds and up as long as the family don't object.
If you every visit the Hmong village in CM you will notice most of the 14yos are carrying babies.
In Spain until 2016 the age of consent was 13, then they bowed to EU pressure to up it to 16.
In France the age of consent is still 15.
Different cultures, different rules.