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no_hypocrisy

(48,817 posts) Sat Nov 16, 2024, 11:37 AM Nov 16

or has the statute of limitations been passed?

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Can Matt Gaetz still be liable and prosecuted for statutory rape, (Original Post) no_hypocrisy Nov 16 OP

What makes me laugh is the argument gab13by13 Nov 16 #2

In most states the age of consent is 17 or even 16 Polybius Nov 16 #3

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1. I suspect merrick garland knows the exact day and time the SoL will run out...

Sat Nov 16, 2024, 11:45 AM

Nov 16

...if ~~he hasn't succeeded in running it out~~ it hasn't run out already.

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2. What makes me laugh is the argument

Sat Nov 16, 2024, 12:01 PM

Nov 16

that the 3 witnesses to convict Gaetz weren't reliable but drug addict Matt Gaetz was reliable?

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3. In most states the age of consent is 17 or even 16

Sat Nov 16, 2024, 12:45 PM

Nov 16

What state did the incident with the 17 year old take place?