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Wiz Imp

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15. I think this is the key reason the DOJ didn't charge him"
Mon Dec 23, 2024, 02:09 PM
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https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5053303-ethics-committee-gaetz-report/

The report did not find that Gaetz had engaged in sex trafficking, even though it said Gaetz traveled with women whom he paid for sex “on several occasions.”


This was the most serious allegation which apparently can't be proven. The statutory rape allegation was proven to the satisfactioon of many, but the statute of limitations had run out.

The panel said it identified at least 20 instances between the beginning of 2017 and the middle of 2020 with “substantial evidence” that Gaetz “met with women who were paid for sex and/or drugs,” and said it received testimony about “multiple additional events, trips, or parties” where Gaetz “may have paid women for sex and drugs,” but the panel could not determine the specific dates or locations for them all.


I can't find any info on what the specific charges here might be, or if the statute of limitations may have run out on them as well.

In a finding that says Gaetz “dispensed special privileges and favors to individuals with whom he had a personal relationship,” the report says he “used the power of his office to assist a woman with whom he was engaged in a sexual relationship in obtaining an expedited passport,” despite that woman not being his constituent.

The committee also found that Gaetz obstructed the panel’s probe, noting he “declined to provide testimony voluntarily and did not appear when subpoenaed,” and charging he “routinely ignored or significantly delayed producing relevant information requested by the Committee.”


These are definitely ethics violations but I'm not sure if the explicitly broke any laws.

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Nope. Lots of elevating the rapists though. onecaliberal Monday #1
I think the victim... Mike Nelson Monday #2
Skimming the report shows up one underage sexual encounter. Igel Monday #7
He knew or should have known SheltieLover Monday #9
One 17 year old girl. He allegedly had sex with her twice (at the same party) Wiz Imp Monday #11
Not knowing she was 17 is not a valid legal defense. Wiz Imp Monday #13
Yep. Or else all the statutory rapists could just get off by taking a "don't ask, don't tell" approach. W_HAMILTON Monday #14
Right. Wiz Imp Monday #17
It's as bad as... Mike Nelson Monday #16
We call that rape, son. So does the law. Scrivener7 Monday #29
TY. I'm getting perturbed at the posters making excuses for Gaetz Hekate Monday #40
Will the women be willing to press charges? DOJ declined to follow up before. Wonder where FL will go with state level dutch777 Monday #3
What sickens me is that garland has refused to prosecute... Think. Again. Monday #4
Garland had all of the evidence. gab13by13 Monday #6
yeah. Think. Again. Monday #8
I think a pig just flew out of my ass! dchill Monday #18
The child sex crimes were STATE crimes. Ms. Toad Monday #48
Then the evidence should have been immediately turned over to Florida. Think. Again. Tuesday #50
$90,000.00 Payment to Chicks so it was not Free Oneear Monday #5
"Chicks"? n/t Ms. Toad Monday #49
The statute of limitations for statutory rape in the state of Florida is three years. Wiz Imp Monday #10
THAT was no longer prosecutable. So you think he suddenly found Jesus afterwards? What's he been up to since? paleotn Monday #21
Your point is valid, but nobody has provided any evidence that he committed other statutory rapes Wiz Imp Monday #25
Isn't that what investigations are for? paleotn Monday #30
Statute of limitations is why. Ocelot II Monday #12
And he suddenly found Jesus and never, ever did any of that stuff ever, ever again. paleotn Monday #31
I think this is the key reason the DOJ didn't charge him" Wiz Imp Monday #15
If it had been anyone else. Drugs? Underage sex? Lets raid the fucker's house and office. paleotn Monday #20
He may well be guilty of other statutory rapes, but nobody has accused him of it. Wiz Imp Monday #26
You're not all that into investigations and probable cause I suppose? paleotn Monday #27
The DOJ did investigate for more than 2 years. You just don't like the results of that investigation. Wiz Imp Monday #33
Did he simply clean up his act afterwards? Doubtful. paleotn Monday #35
I guarantee that a young black man from the projects would be serving a long sentence for the Scrivener7 Monday #32
Bingo. paleotn Monday #36
Yes. They are the rape party. paleotn Monday #19
I'm not a fan of the phrase "rape party" JoseBalow Monday #22
Why not? That's what they are. paleotn Monday #24
Because it sounds like a celebration JoseBalow Monday #38
Huh? paleotn Monday #43
Yes JoseBalow Monday #44
This message was self-deleted by its author paleotn Monday #45
Thought you were serious. paleotn Monday #46
That's part of the joke JoseBalow Monday #47
Then don't use it. Scrivener7 Monday #34
It's who they are. Sorry if it offends Hekate Monday #41
He needs to be charged and arrested... if not, it's just another rich bro getting away with it all NotHardly Monday #23
What specifically should he be charged and arrested for? Wiz Imp Monday #28
IOKALAYAAR Rules! Vogon_Glory Monday #37
Dunno but there was one journalist who kept referring to the girls as prostitutes. repeatedly. It was statutory rape Hekate Monday #39
It is the US Bettie Monday #42
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