Suggested? No, it was literally his outspoken opinion which he apparently held until last week.
https://stallman.org/archives/2019-jul-oct.html#14_September...
> Many years ago I posted that I could not see anything wrong about sex between an adult and a child, if the child accepted it.
>Through personal conversations in recent years, I've learned to understand how sex with a child can harm per psychologically. This changed my mind about the matter: I think adults should not do that. I am grateful for the conversations that enabled me to understand why.
The guy is 66 years old. I can't even understand how he held the job he had, the rules really are different for famous people.