Although it is widely believed that the charge related to Wilde's consensual activities, "The Trials of Oscar Wilde", which includes an original transcript of the libel trial (which came to light in 2000) suggests that he took advantage of teenagers. One of the authors, Merlin Holland, however, argues, “One is taking it out of context, he was not an odious predator. The boys seemed to be willing partners and there appeared to be a relationship going on between him and them.” Antony Edmonds feels that Wilde would have faced prosecution today: "For example, he certainly paid for sex with youths under the age of 18 which is a criminal offence. But even if his activities had led only to exposure and not to arrest, he would have been savagely pilloried in the media. Wilde was 39 when he seduced Alphonse Conway, and Conway was an inexperienced boy of 16."