Maybe, yeah. Or maybe he was just really good at feigning confusion and disgust. I don’t know, and we’ll probably never know, because the entire case was fucked up so badly by everyone involved. Some investigators said his parts didn’t match the boy’s description, some said they did, his own sister said he did it, but…

I see, I think that’s where the ‘aggravated sexual assault’ charge came in. Though they didn’t convict him of it. I think a lot of the reason the jury chose the lowest of charges was that they didn’t want to ‘ruin his life’. Frankly, the girl will be dealing with the consequences of his actions far longer than he…

I can’t tell if he did or not. I couldn’t then, either. But the way he carried on with kids was so overwhelmingly suggestive of pedophilia, and there were so many unanswered questions in the investigation, I just do not understand why he did the things he DID do, when they look so goddamn hinky, if he wasn’t touching…

Maybe it’s the time passed? Some of these people probably weren’t old enough to be paying attention to the news when it happened, but that can’t be everyone! Surely someone on the staff was aware of it. They even made a damn L&O:SVU episode based on it, ffs!

Similar to Bill Cosby, then. I wonder if, years after his death, people will forget about all those women who bravely sat for a magazine cover to list themselves as Cosby rape victims, and there will be a Saturday Night Social celebrating his work? It feels so odd. Am I the only person who brought up the child abuse…

Well, that doesn’t help either, does it? So he was insecure, deeply troubled, fixated on childhood beauty, spoiled and rich. Could it be that hush money, fame, and the fact that the father who came forward was an utter scumbag himself, were the only things that actually kept him from being charged and convicted?

That may be an answer, but it’s not a simple one. :/ That doesn’t read like something written by someone with the mind of a child, more a deeply hurt, depressed, insecure person. Maybe he wanted to be a child, but... he wasn’t. And the way he chose to pretend to be a child has seriously harmed him, was there not even…

Why did he sleep with children? I was just reading up on the 1993 child sexual abuse allegations against him, and although the entire case seems to have been a complete mess from the start, nowhere did it explain why anyone thought it would be fine for a grown man to share his bed with children who are not his. The…

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Are you angling at something? As far as I know, there are different degrees of sexual assault for different situations, obviously, since he was charged with both ‘aggravated’ and ‘misdemeanor’. I don’t know every permutation that exists. However, there are other charges that can be applied to various circumstances to…

The girl is a minor, and the term “child” in the title of the “child luring” charge refers to any minor. His luring did lead to him sexually assaulting her. In this instance, it doesn’t matter that her age ends in “teen”, it matters that she’s a minor and he lured her away, then assaulted her. I believe the girl’s…

Yes, don’t worry, I know. I’m just thinking MrPendent might be thinking of “child” as a 5-12 year old, and this girl as a “teen”, and thus he’s confused about the word “child” in the charge.

A minor is a child, for the purposes of the charge. She’s 14/15.

Use it, then, coz I still see a troll.

Traffic laws often vary state by state. I know I was shocked to find that the only traffic offense that is NOT arrestable in Texas is having an open alcohol container in your vehicle. Like, seriously?! THAT is ... insane. But anyway, I don’t follow the case that closely, I just remember a story on Gawker that…

The woman was rear-ended into traffic, exactly. Caitlyn was the one at fault for the accident, but I think the main reason she’s not facing time is because police believe it really was an accident. That she wasn’t drunk or driving recklessly or on drugs. I really don’t know if that should make a difference or not, a…

I will. Good luck, take care, don’t be too hard on yourself, and don’t forget to get enough sleep or water!

Dammit, for a second I hoped you were Ken M. I’ve never seen one of his posts outside of captivity...

It’s not hard to lose hope. We still have a lot of crap to unpack that society has forced on us, and maybe true equality won’t happen in our lifetimes, but even small successes are worth fighting for and celebrating. I’m actually kind of impressed with how far women in the US have come in just around 150 years. If you…

What the fuck don’t share that omg