Judge Roy Moore and the concocted media pedophilia claim....

When the State permits marriage at 14 it's not children you're dating:

"Alabama: The age of consent is sixteen. With parental consent, parties can marry at age fourteen. However, this parental consent is not required if the minor has already been married. (Other statutory laws apply.) Common law marriage is recognized."

Age of consent in the US:

State	Minimum age		Notes
	Statutory age when all exceptions are taken into account[2]	General age
Alabama[4]	16	18
Alaska[5]	14	18
Arizona[6]	none	18	No minimum age with approval of a superior court judge and parental consent.
Arkansas[5]	none	18
California[7]	none	18	No minimum age with approval of a superior court judge and parental consent.
Colorado[5][8][9]	none	18	No minimum age with judicial approval and parental consent.
Connecticut[10]	16	18	Since 2017, the minimum age is 16 with parental and judicial consent.[10]
Delaware[5]	none	18
District of Columbia[5]	16	18
Florida[5]	none	18	No minimum age in case of pregnancy[11]
Georgia[5]	16	18
Hawaii[5]	15	18	15 with parental or judicial consent.
Idaho[5]	none	18
Illinois[5]	16	18
Indiana[12]	15	18	15 in the case of pregnancy with both parental and judicial consent.
Iowa[5]	16	18
Kansas[5]	15	18
Kentucky[5]	none	18
Louisiana[5]	none	18
Maine[5]	none	18
Maryland[5]	15	18
Massachusetts[5]	none[13]	18	Consent can be just judicial, but is normally both parental and judicial. In the absence of any statutory minimum age, one opinion is that the traditional minimum common law marriageable age of 12 for girls and 14 for boys may still be in effect.[14][15]
Michigan[citation needed][16]	none	18	16 with parental consent
Minnesota[5]	16	18
Mississippi	none	21	females 15–21 and males 17–21 can marry with parental consent alone[17]
Missouri[5]	none	18	Parental consent required for ages 15–17. Judicial consent required below age 15.
Montana[5]	16	18
Nebraska[5]	17	19
Nevada[5]	none	18
New Hampshire[18]	13 for females, 14 for males	18	In cases of "special cause" with parental consent and court permission.
New Jersey[citation needed]	none	18	16 with parental consent and in case of pregnancy.
New Mexico[5]	none	18
New York[19]	17	18	Since 2017, the minimum age is 17 with parental and judicial consent.
North Carolina	14	18
North Dakota[5]	14	18	14 With parental consent
Ohio[20]	none	18	18 for males regardless of parental consent. 16 for females with parental consent, 18 for females without parental consent.[20]
Oklahoma[5]	none	18
Oregon[5]	17	18	Consenting parent or guardian must accompany the applicant when applying for the marriage license.
Pennsylvania[citation needed]	none	18	Under 16 years of age if a Judge of the Orphans Court "decides that it is to the best interest of the applicant and authorizes the issuance of the license."[21]
Rhode Island[5]	none	18
South Carolina[5]	16	18
South Dakota[5]	16	18
Tennessee[5]	none	18
Texas[22]	16	18	Since 2017, the minimum age is 18, however emancipated minors aged 16–17 have an exemption to legally marry.[23][24][25]
Utah[26]	15	18	15 with court approval and parental consent.
Vermont[5]	16	18
Virginia	16	18	In 2016, VA made 18 the minimum age; and 16 with court approval in special cases[27][28]
Washington[5]	none	18	May be waived by superior court judge.[29]
West Virginia[5]	none	18	No minimum with both parental and judicial consent
Wisconsin[5]	16	18
Wyoming[5]	none	18