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[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 89 points 1 day ago (7 children)

Oh, I know why - he raped kids.

[–] Xaphanos@lemmy.world 35 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Why does everyone continue to use the past tense? Do you really think that the day Epstein was arrested he was suddenly reformed? It only seems obvious that he still does.

[–] lividweasel@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago

To paraphrase Mitch Hedberg: “He used to rape kids. He still rapes kids, but he used to, too.”

[–] Damionsipher@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago

Probably more sexually assaults kids as I don't they make ED medication strong enough to get any blood flow to his crippled chicken mcnugget.

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 6 points 1 day ago

Why do you think Ivanka stepped back this time around? Arabella turned 14 a couple weeks ago.

[–] naeap@sopuli.xyz 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure he isn't able to anymore

Even Viagra has its limits and he isn't in a good physical condition as well.

Maybe I'm just trying to find some peace in my mind here...

I mean, the courts ruled that he raped E. Jean Carroll, even without penile insertion. The legal definition of rape largely depends on where the crime is committed; In some jurisdictions, it requires PiV sex. In others, it can be as simple as unwanted intimate contact.

The judge in that case clarified that even though he was “only” found liable for sexual battery, what he did (groping her breasts and inserting his fingers into her vagina without her consent) would colloquially be known as rape. Even though it didn’t fit the strict legal definition for the jurisdiction (which required penile insertion) the average layperson would still consider his act to be rape. This clarification was after he tried to sue her for defamation, when she publicly said she won the rape case against him.

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

He probably only gets the privilege these days when he goes to Russia. Watched too closely otherwise.

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