What exactly was the crime in the David and Bathsheba incident?

“Although upon doctrines of grace our views differ from those avowed by Arminian Methodists, we have usually found that on the great evangelical truths we are in full agreement, and we have been comforted by the belief that Wesleyans were solid upon the central doctrines.” 
― Charles H. Spurgeon, The Sword and the Trowel: Works of C. H. Spurgeon in His Magazine, 1865-66-67

Spot-on, brother.

I long for the day that brings the end of the Balkanization of Christianity. Where hashtags like #ReformedDowngrade are confined to the digital dustbin. I don't think I'll see it in my lifetime, my optimistic eschatology not withstanding.

Example: There is, online, a debate (anew) about whether the David and Bathsheba incident constituted merely murder and  adultery or was it also rape. Yes Christians are actually arguing over this. It is quite demoralizing.

Now there is a reasonable and even important discussion to  be had over the practice of some Christians (who should know better) assigning even partial blame for the disastrous encounter to Bathsheba, perhaps attributing in her direction some guilt for her alleged immodesty, or treacheory, or "gold-digging". That is disgraceful. From all that we can learn from scripture, God puts 100% of the blame on David. End of story. Game over man. If I  ever heard any Christian, to include elders and pastors, say otherwise-- to even hint at transferring some of the blame to Bathsheba, I would metaphorically kick them in the shins.   

Let me say this loud and clear, in scripture David received all the blame for the incident, from which our only reasonable conclusion is to align ourselves with scripture and blame.... David, and only David.

From scripture:

The crime: adultery and murder

The guilty party: David, King of Israel

The story should end there.

I am hard pressed to find any legitimate reason to speculate as to whether David's actions constitute rape, given that the Hoy Spirit did not inspire scripture to be written with that charge leveled against him. Is the Holy Spirit a sexist victim-blamer? I  think not.

I can imagine but one reason for this gratuitous debate. It is a group of uber-feminist  Christians who go beyond the righteous fight against sexism in the church, sexual abuse in the  church, victim-blaming, old-boy protection networks, awful (but prevalent) man-favoring exegesis regarding divorce,  and patriarchy (sometimes--or often-- hiding under the umbrella of "complementarianism") all in the church. We should all be concerned about such matters. This group, they go not the extra mile but the extra lightyear because it is very important to them that David raped Bathsheba. They have come under the spell of a modern, secular, man-hating movement.

They are letting ideology trump scripture. It is more important for them to make a sociological and political point that to stay, in discussion of biblical matters, with what the source itself actually tells us about the incident.

So unlike Spurgeon. And so  shameful.