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Ms. Toad

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99. No. It makes him a rapist.

Wed Nov 20, 2024, 09:45 PM

10 hrs ago

Whether he knew she was 17 is legally irrelevant (assuming the age of consent in the state was 17). The entire point of statutory rape laws is that individuals below the statutory age are now legally capable of giving consent, so having sex with them is - by law - rape.

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***Breaking*** The NYT has documents of Gaetz's thousands of dollars of payments to sex workers [View all] DemocratSinceBirth 13 hrs ago OP

Have they released them to the public? SheltieLover 13 hrs ago #1

Read my OP: Dennis Donovan 13 hrs ago #2

As long as they are of legal age polly pureblood 13 hrs ago #3

You need to troll better. 617Blue 13 hrs ago #4

right? Skittles 13 hrs ago #8

Post removed Post removed 12 hrs ago #11

The point , i think , is that a conservative family values god-fearin christian luvin republican Fullduplexxx 12 hrs ago #14

Is soliciting a prostitute still illegal in the US? meadowlander 12 hrs ago #36

Virtually everyone has smoked weed. DemocratSinceBirth 12 hrs ago #60

And looking to be Attorney General skypilot 11 hrs ago #81

Aww, bless your heart. nt RandiFan1290 12 hrs ago #15

I think mercuryblues 12 hrs ago #18

Then Mr. Gaetz should petition the states to change their laws or go to The Netherlands DemocratSinceBirth 12 hrs ago #20

Spam deleted by MIR Team polly pureblood 12 hrs ago #25

I don't make the laws. DemocratSinceBirth 12 hrs ago #27

I think the laws are lagging behind progress. polly pureblood 12 hrs ago #31

He was the Attorney General. Enforcing the laws is part of the job description. DemocratSinceBirth 12 hrs ago #33

The problem is overstepping polly pureblood 12 hrs ago #38

Sex work was illegal in the states where Mr. Gaetz was contracting it. DemocratSinceBirth 12 hrs ago #43

"states' rights" Dave Bowman 12 hrs ago #44

Matt Gaetz also voted against the Repect For Marriage Act DemocratSinceBirth 12 hrs ago #51

For one thing it's the LAW, broken by a potential Attorney General of the USA /nt bucolic_frolic 12 hrs ago #22

you are accusing DEMS of "puritanical bullshit" Skittles 12 hrs ago #30

No bridge is too far for them Prairie Gates 12 hrs ago #34

Perhaps you are on the wrong forum? We live in the US and are talking about US politicians. Irish_Dem 12 hrs ago #52

Sure you're not!🤣🤣🤣 canuckledragger 12 hrs ago #64

Yes, actually you are. paleotn 12 hrs ago #71

One of them was 17. That's called statutory rape. Autumn 13 hrs ago #5

I looked up that situation. polly pureblood 12 hrs ago #21

Which part of she was 17 do you not understand Polly? Autumn 12 hrs ago #26

You cannot condemn someone polly pureblood 12 hrs ago #41

I'm going to miss you!!! RandiFan1290 12 hrs ago #49

Yep, Polly is pining for the fjords. Dave Bowman 12 hrs ago #53

That one JustAnotherGen 11 hrs ago #78

You are kidding kacekwl 12 hrs ago #57

Any man with a pea size brain that is not stuck in his dick knows sex with a woman under the age of 18 is Autumn 12 hrs ago #58

BWAAAHAHAAHAA! Yes, actually, you can. paleotn 12 hrs ago #72

That's the entire point of statutory rape laws. Ms. Toad 10 hrs ago #96

Eh? Straw Man 4 hrs ago #103

I'm sure you'd defend a Democrat doing the same crap Skittles 12 hrs ago #32

She was just seventeen, if you know what I mean. Dave Bowman 12 hrs ago #35

Seriously!!! You want a 'possible' sex addict to run the DOJ? cliffside 11 hrs ago #82

It would be in Florida, which DOES have an 'age of consent' of 18. However, the vast majority of states Jack Valentino 37 min ago #105

Points DemocratSinceBirth 13 hrs ago #6

do you not get it? Skittles 13 hrs ago #7

Damn Polly, you're just mixing up with everybody. Biophilic 13 hrs ago #9

. BeerBarrelPolka 12 hrs ago #12

Thanks for the laugh. Biophilic 12 hrs ago #24

Lol! Dave Bowman 12 hrs ago #39

Anti-vaxers and white nationalists blm 12 hrs ago #13

Then probably a perfect name for him or her. They've just been so busy today. Biophilic 12 hrs ago #19

There was a polly here some time ago boston bean 12 hrs ago #16

I smell Pizza. N/T gay texan 12 hrs ago #29

Polly wants a pizza? PCIntern 12 hrs ago #37

Polly has left the building dpibel 12 hrs ago #59

That poster lasted longer than I thought they would, having spotted them niyad 12 hrs ago #73

It's not a big deal, except for the underage girl mainer 13 hrs ago #10

Oh goddamn it: We have a major problem with human trafficking for sex in this country Prairie Gates 12 hrs ago #47

I said CONSENSUAL sex mainer 12 hrs ago #74

The allegation is that Gaetz was paying to have these women transported to him. DemocratSinceBirth 11 hrs ago #80

Thank-you. JohnSJ 11 hrs ago #83

A 30-40 something guy is paying for 19 year olds to be transported to sex parties Prairie Gates 11 hrs ago #91

This has been litigated in the press. DemocratSinceBirth 11 hrs ago #93

And in certain counties in Nevada. Klarkashton 12 hrs ago #55

what a great name proud patriot 12 hrs ago #56

Dude....sex work IS a low-wage hamster wheel. paleotn 12 hrs ago #70

Paging Eliot Spitzer ........... /nt bucolic_frolic 12 hrs ago #17

He did not pay 17 YO directly jojog 12 hrs ago #23

So he paid a trafficker for her. Sound like Gaetz and the trafficker should be in jail Autumn 12 hrs ago #28

When he found out she was 17 he didnt have sex with her again until she was 18. DemocratSinceBirth 12 hrs ago #40

Bless his little heart he waited till she was 18 to have sex with her. For the second time. Autumn 12 hrs ago #45

After he GROOMED her. DemocratSinceBirth 12 hrs ago #50

It's disgusting that we have a committee in the peoples house that hides elected officials crimes. Autumn 12 hrs ago #61

What are we going to do, Autumn? DemocratSinceBirth 12 hrs ago #68

I know I wouldn't. Don't think you or anyone else here would either. Well, with the exception here and there Autumn 12 hrs ago #69

What it proves is that he did not know she was underage speak easy 11 hrs ago #87

Not knowing the age of the victim isn't a defense to statutory rape. DemocratSinceBirth 11 hrs ago #88

Not knowing is a defense to Sex Trafficking. speak easy 11 hrs ago #89

He violated Florida law when he had sex with a child. DemocratSinceBirth 11 hrs ago #90

18 U.S.C. § 1591 speak easy 11 hrs ago #92

The allegations DemocratSinceBirth 11 hrs ago #94

"The allegations are that Gaetz had sex with a minor which is a violation of a Florida statute " speak easy 10 hrs ago #95

It's a violation of the federal statute I cited. DemocratSinceBirth 10 hrs ago #98

Not so speak easy 8 hrs ago #102

This message was self-deleted by its author DemocratSinceBirth 23 min ago #106

How many guys in prison didn't know she was underage either? hadEnuf 10 hrs ago #97

It seems this stuff has swirled around for a couple of years HereForTheParty 11 hrs ago #85

No. It makes him a rapist. Ms. Toad 10 hrs ago #99

Being a rapist and a groomer aren't mutulally exclusive DemocratSinceBirth 10 hrs ago #101

That's quite a defense for the nominee for the highest law enforcement officer in the country Prairie Gates 12 hrs ago #42

They had sex on a hockey table. DemocratSinceBirth 12 hrs ago #48

I understand the next VP has sex WITH couches. Autumn 12 hrs ago #67

No. He didn't. Ms. Toad 10 hrs ago #100

So? Yavin4 12 hrs ago #46

Not with that attitude Prairie Gates 12 hrs ago #54

Boys will be Johns? (nt) Pinback 12 hrs ago #63

Sadly, you are right dhol82 12 hrs ago #65

Gaetz - payment made keithbvadu2 12 hrs ago #62

I heard he only did it as part of an investigation he was doing. Ligyron 12 hrs ago #66

Someone's leaking. I wonder why. paleotn 12 hrs ago #75

CNN just showed a diagram of how he got others to pay the women. applegrove 12 hrs ago #76

Only thousands? Trump paid over 100,000 $s to Stormy Daniels along with paying his lawyer, ... Botany 11 hrs ago #77

He isn't a Democrat, like Eliot Spitzer was, so it's ok. (sarcasm). Seriously though, it is time JohnSJ 11 hrs ago #79

NYT share link ...Federal Inquiry Traced Payments From Gaetz to Women cliffside 11 hrs ago #84

So . . . AverageOldGuy 11 hrs ago #86

If you are a straight white xtian right winger it's just fine JI7 2 hrs ago #104