Matt Gaetz resigned from Congress after President-elect Donald Trump picked him to be attorney general, putting the fate of the House Ethics report in question.
  • layzerjeyt@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    7 months ago

    The committee said it found evidence that Gaetz did not learn the victim’s age until a month after they had sex. But “statutory rape is a strict liability crime,” the report said, referring to crimes that don’t require proof of intent for a conviction.

      • layzerjeyt@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        7 months ago

        Gaetz had every reason to believe he was engaging in consensual (if abhorrent) sexual activity with a willing adult.

        what reason?

          • layzerjeyt@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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            7 months ago

            He was at a drug-fueled party with wealthy, well-connected people. There would be no reason to believe that a 17 year old girl would have the wealth or connections needed to gain access to that party.

            are you new?

            of course a party like that would have underage girls. it is a situation that FAMOUSLY has underage girls.

            can you at least tell me they were IDing at the door?