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[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 62 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Hope she doesn't miss any classes over it, midterm exams are coming up for a lot of high schools. Maybe they'll give her a note.

[–] ivanafterall@kbin.social 17 points 8 months ago

To his credit, he kept telling everyone, "No, you just wouldn't know her, she goes to a different school!" but nobody ever believed he had a girlfriend, for some reason.

[–] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 20 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

She is only a girlfriend if she is from the over 18 area.

This was just sparkling pedophilia.

[–] Sylver@lemmy.world 20 points 8 months ago

Did she need her parents’ permission?

[–] Tristaniopsis@aussie.zone 19 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I hope she didn’t miss any 6th grade classes to talk to them.

[–] ook_the_librarian@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I hope she did. Let her have a silver lining.

[–] Tristaniopsis@aussie.zone 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] Tristaniopsis@aussie.zone 8 points 8 months ago

Ah, yeah. I guess not.

[–] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 19 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] anarchrist@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 8 months ago

For real someone needs to check on him so he doesn't wind up like Shelly.

[–] LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago

They had to wait for the school recess to reach out to her

[–] ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago

Sadly, she doesn’t have service. They’re going to have to visit her at her playhouse.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago

Oh cool. They're gonna wait two years and give up again?

[–] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Where’s Chris Hansen when you need him?

”Why don’t you set the wine coolers down and have a seat, Matt”

[–] justabigemptyhole@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

I'm Chrish Hanshin, Dateline En Bee Sheee ...

[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Leopards eating Pedo Gaetz's face would really brighten my day.

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 3 points 8 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


The outreach, which has not previously been reported, is a sign that the GOP-led committee’s investigation into the Florida Republican has recently expanded to include questioning around allegations of sex crimes, drug use and illicit benefits.

“I can confirm that I have filed a Notice Of Representation of a potential witness with the US House Ethic’s Committee pertaining to an ongoing investigation by the committee,” Florida defense attorney Tim Jansen, who is the ex-girlfriend’s lawyer, told CNN in a statement.

The ex-girlfriend was granted immunity in the federal criminal probe and testified before a grand jury in January 2022.

CNN previously reported that the committee also recently reached out to that woman who was still 17 when she allegedly had sex with the congressman as part of its investigation.

They have also asked the Justice Department for materials related to its years long investigation, which included allegations he had sex with a minor.

But McCarthy has repeatedly denounced those accusations and has said Gaetz worked to oust the former speaker because of the ethics probe.


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[–] tygerprints@kbin.social 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Which cemetery did they go to to reach out to her? I mean knowing that he's a necrophile and all.

[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

You're going to upset the necrophiles with a comparison like that, I don't think they'd want to be associated with him. We might have different views when it comes to certain things but on this, I'm with the corpsefuckers.