After a 10-day trial in March, a jury found Lazzaro, 32, guilty of bringing five teenage girls to his apartment in downtown Minneapolis and paying them for sex, in violation of federal sex trafficking laws.
After a 10-day trial in March, a jury found Lazzaro, 32, guilty of bringing five teenage girls to his apartment in downtown Minneapolis and paying them for sex, in violation of federal sex trafficking laws.
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icwiener69420@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 3y
Look at that, another cis white male GOP pedo. Not a drag queen.
Nougat@kbin.social · -1 pts · 3y
The charges were federal sex trafficking, because his giving of gifts and large amounts of cash were determined to be payment for sex. It is a federal crime to pay anyone under the age of 18 for sex. The age of consent in Minnesota is 16.
I'm not at all saying the guy isn't a predator, based on other testimony cited in the article:
But it is important to recognize that the sexual contact itself was perfectly legal in Minnesota. The crime was paying for it.
kboy101222@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 3y
Legal ≠ moral or right
Nougat@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
I don't disagree. But it's dangerous to refer to someone as a "pedo" (as the parent commenter did) for legal behavior.
Again, the guy is a predator, no doubt, but the conviction was for trafficking, because of the payment, not for the sexual acts. If you have a problem with any person of any age having sex with a 16 year old in Minnesota, your ire should be directed in much greater measure towards the state of Minnesota, which allows such behavior.
Che_Donkey@lemmy.ml · 9 pts · 3y
Shocked...I am...we'll.. not so Shocked
Snapz@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
So he's going to jail for abusing children, while actively accusing others of sexually abusing children... I think you meant CURRENT gop operative, not former.