Yes, I read the article too, but you didn't address any of my questions.

Sad to see you're getting the down votes. Based on the article, the charges aren't very well supported. It sounds like the girl was too drunk to remember what happened. I'd want to know if a sexual assault kit was done? Any signs of trauma? How long was he in the restroom alone with her? Who called EMS? How she ended up alone at the gas station in the first place? I'm not saying he's innocent, but reddit has this trend of playing judge and jury when only having 10% of the relevant information.

Without specifics, it's hard to know how egregious this is. For instance, did multiple 15 year olds work until 7:15 PM on a school night instead of 7:00 PM? If so, that's not really "exploitation" in my mind. However, if there's an ongoing issue with 14 and 15 year olds working till midnight, working 12 hour days, or something similar, then I would agree that the fine is pretty light.