In Matt Gaetz Scandal, Circumstances Left Teen Vulnerable to Exploitation

Thursday, November 13, 2025

A 17-year-old with a homeless parent wanted money for braces and ended up having sex for money with powerful men. She wants the public to have a fuller understanding of how she was victimized.

Posted by qcp at 04:33 PM | 13 COMMENTS | permalink

The GOP has a huge pedophilia problem. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/us/politics/in-matt-gaetz-scandal-circumstances-left-girl-vulnerable-to-exploitation.html?smid=url-share

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-- The Lincoln Project (@lincolnproject.us) Nov 13, 2025 at 2:38 PM

Comments

For all the public furor over Mr. Gaetz " who always asserted that he broke no laws

Well, paying for sex, even with someone over 18 last time I checked was illegal, even in Florida.

#1 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-11-13 02:51 PM

Consumers make rational economic choices.
--Economists

#2 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-11-13 02:55 PM

IF the DOJ had the goods on Gaetz, they would have prosecuted/sentenced him.

#3 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-11-13 03:07 PM

IF the DOJ had the goods on Gaetz, they would have prosecuted/sentenced him.

#3 | POSTED BY LFTHNDTHRDS

LOL.

They have the goods on Donald.

Good luck with that.

#4 | Posted by Zed at 2025-11-13 03:08 PM

IF the DOJ had the goods on Gaetz, they would have prosecuted/sentenced him.
#3 | Posted by lfthndthrds

What percentage of sexual assaults get prosecuted?
What percentage of sexual assault prosecutions end in conviction?

You believe the Republican mythology that the criminal justice system is successful at prosecuting sexual assault.
If you have a daughter that's been sexually assaulted, she probably simply never told you about it because she understands that you can't help, and that it would break your heart, so she's shielding you from that. From thinking you're a failure because of what happened to her.

The #1 thing women say when reporting sexual assault to the authorities is "Don't tell my father."
Fathers like you is why.

#5 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-11-13 03:11 PM

That explains why the------------------- holds Gaetz in such high regard.

#6 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-11-13 03:32 PM

IF the DOJ had the goods on Gaetz, they would have prosecuted/sentenced him.

#3 | Posted by lfthndthrds

The DOJ didn't even prosecute trump for his coup. Biden's DOJ's strategy was "be nice to the fascist cult, ignore their crimes, and maybe they'll be nice to us."

#7 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-11-13 04:41 PM

#8 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-11-13 04:45 PM

GOP = Guardians of Pedophiles

#9 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-11-13 04:47 PM

Repug Senator in 2010 deposition: 13-year-olds can consent to sex

apnews.com

The entire GOP is a pedophile protection ring.

#10 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-11-13 05:26 PM

Don't forget this paragon of virtue: Roy Moore.

en.wikipedia.org

In November 2017, during his special election campaign for U.S. Senate, several public allegations of sexual misconduct were made against Moore.[7] Three women stated that he had sexually assaulted them when they were at the respective ages of 14, 16 and 28;[7][8] six other women reported that Moore " then in his 30s " pursued sexual relationships with them while they were as young as 16. Moore acknowledged that he may have approached and dated teenagers while he was in his 30s, but denied sexually assaulting anyone.[9][10] President Donald Trump endorsed Moore a week before the election,[11] after which some Republicans withdrew their opposition to Moore. Democrat Doug Jones won the election, becoming the first Democrat since 1992 to win a U.S. Senate seat in Alabama.[12]

#11 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2025-11-13 06:20 PM

@#3 ... IF the DOJ had the goods on Gaetz, they would have prosecuted/sentenced him. ...

When your current alias says such things, perhaps it should add an reference to which DoJ it refers.

The Trump DoJ has become a tool of Pres Trump, not seeming to be committed to law and order.

#12 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-11-13 10:14 PM

IF the DOJ had the goods on Gaetz, they would have prosecuted/sentenced him.
#3 | POSTED BY LFTHNDTHRDS

Were you laughing when you typed that? They have a recording of Tom Holman accepting a bribe and are doing nothing about it.

#13 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2025-11-14 01:43 PM

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