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return2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 7 months ago

Matt Gaetz’s Teen Sex Allegations Take Horrific New Twist

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Matt Gaetz’s Teen Sex Allegations Take Horrific New Twist

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return2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 7 months ago
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Unsealed court documents say his accuser was homeless and saving up for braces.
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      Imminently

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      And try your best to promote them to the top prosecutor position the world.

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    She had PUBES! WHO CARES?

    -LITERALLY Republicans Today!

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      I will never forget Kid Rock talking about the Olsen Twins on Saturday Night live:

      Kid Rock: The Olson Twins. Why is every guy in America waiting for these chicks to turn 18? I mean, you know what I’m saying? If there’s grass on the field, play ball!

      This was in 2001, they were 14 years old at the time.

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        Yep, I remember that well. Revolting

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    Remember this guy was the original pick for Bondi’s job.

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    It’s not a twist of it’s exactly what we all expected!

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      Gang Of Pedos!

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    It won’t matter a damn to Republicans

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      His fellow congressmen already heard all of these allegations when the House Ethics Committee shared a report on it in November 2024.

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      If anything, that just makes him more appealing.

      Gaetz 2028! Make America Young Again!

      Ugh…

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        Megyn Kelly would say she was “barely legal”.

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          We should just all go rob banks. It’s barely legal. Banks hand you money eventually, I’m just taking it early, and in larger amounts than they would have given me.

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            Just saving future trips.

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      To them it is a qualification.

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    It’s not even new, anybody with half a brain and eyes on US Politics knew all of this already.

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    Family values. Christlike even!

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    The horrific part where that evil looking prick isn’t getting the standard pedo treatment at a supermax?

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      Prison is for poor people who could not hire a better lawyer or buy a judge.

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    That’s some mighty fine deflection there Lou

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    https://web.archive.org/web/20251114020446/https://www.thedailybeast.com/matt-gaetzs-teen-sex-allegations-take-horrific-new-twist/

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      To raise funds, Wolf said she signed up for a “sugar dating” website, which connects rich older men with young women. She lied about her age, claiming she was 18.

      Not defending him in the slightest, but could he have thought she was of legal age? In the article I didn’t find a mention of how old he thought she was.

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        Legally it doesn’t matter, statutory rape, among other sexual charges use strict liability.

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          Wait, from a purely logical and legal perspective, how does that work? The guy is disgusting and I’m not defending him, but speaking in general terms, if someone lies about their age, how is the other person liable? Presumably this service would have some age check and claim that all the people on their site were of legal age?

          How about a scenario where person A meets person B who looks of age and person B shows them a (fake) government ID showing that they are of age? Is person A still legally liable?

          Yikes, I searched and found my own answer. I see what you meant by strict liability - at least in California, it means the person over age is still liable even if the minor shows a fake ID. That’s a scary scenario to think about for sure (not for me personally, just in general). Source: https://thenieveslawfirm.com/what-if-a-minor-lies-about-their-age-online/

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            If he were 19 and they were having sex for free this wouldn’t be a big deal. He’s paying and more than twice her age. Especially because he’s a high profile public figure, additional scrutiny should be applied, including background checks. The fact that he finds himself in bed with a 17 year old who needs to pay for braces just proves that the allegations of FSB/Mossad/Epstein kompromat are a credible. What would these idiots be willing to do to ensure their actions aren’t made public?

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              Oh, I totally agree. I was thinking in general terms, like a 25 year old having sex with someone who told them that they were 19, but actually being 17. I just didn’t realize that the over age person would be liable even if the minor used a fake ID to pretend that they were of legal age.

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            Strict liability for possession crimes scares me the most, feel like it’d be easy to set someone up.

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              Is that like drugs? Are they strict liability as well? That definitely sounds scary.

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    What republican male, and some females, haven’t paid an under age person for sex?

    reps will be reps, right?

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    Other Republicans won’t be bothered by something so trivial as pedphilia

    To Republicans it’s like a parking ticket

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