A woman who conducts herself immorally with a man, who is forbidden to her, unless compelled to do, so by force or threat on the part of the man, is guilty of the crime of adultery. If she is threatened or forced into such immoral behavior, it is only the man who is guilty. A woman under protection who behaves immorally with a man who is not conventionally or religiously forbidden to her is not considered guilty of violating this precept.
It is reasoned in the Scriptures that those protectors or guardians have the moral duty to prevent girls in their charge from disgraceful immoral conduct (but they are not vested with absolute power over the girl’s choice of her lover). Yet it is highly inadvisable that such a girl should behave in this way, thus hurting their feelings and putting them to shame, while also depriving herself of due honor and respect in society.