Sex with minors isn’t a thing. It’s called rape.
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It’s only rape if the rapist is poor. If they are rich, it’s called Thursday.
Since this effect lacks a proper name outside of the date, why don't we invent a new one. I propose Trumpstein.
It was dark humor about the frequency of the offense making it less horrifying.
It’s only rape if the rapist is poor. If they are rich, it’s called Republican.
Ftfy
While I agree, the way the article is worded makes me suspect that is the name of the crime they’re accused of.
Sort of like how Trump was found liable for “sexual abuse”, because the jurisdiction it occurred in strictly defines rape as penis-in-vagina sex. And since he “only” (ugh) used his fingers, it wasn’t technically rape as far as the law was concerned. But the judge who oversaw the case later had to clarify that it would colloquially be referred to as rape, even though that wasn’t the technical term that the lawsuit used. Because Trump was trying to use the “well I wasn’t found liable for rape, so she can’t say I raped her” argument in his defamation lawsuit.
I don't think Romanian law sees it like that. Minors above 14 can technically consent to sexual acts with adults, which makes it still illegal, but not rape and carries a much lighter sentence.
German law (and quite a few other European countries) is even more relaxed in that regard, while it's still technically illegal to have sex with minors aged 14+, if they consented and weren't somehow pressured etc, there will usually be no prosecution.
In Romania the age is now 16 https://cne.news/article/3356-romania-tightens-law-on-sexual-consent
Didn’t we already go through this?
Sort of. This is a new set of charges, it's unclear from the article how much overlap it shares with the previous case.
The Tate brothers have been under criminal investigation in Romania on charges including human trafficking since December 2022. They were arrested in late 2022 and later indicted on charges they participated in a criminal ring that lured women to Romania, where they were sexually exploited, but a court later ruled that case could not go to trial because of multiple legal and procedural irregularities on the prosecutors' part.
Thank you
I hope that there’s much less fuckery this time and they can get the justice they deserve.
Thank you
Kind of? They were indicted in Romania a while back, but those charges were quickly dropped because the investigators fumbled some key evidence. This is a new set of charges, supposedly with new evidence that isn’t mired in procedural issues. They are already trying to fight their extradition to the UK for rape charges, so this is another set of charges to add to the list.
“sex with a minor” -> rape of a child
Why wasn't this guy arrested years ago?
Didn't trump pardon him? Or ask Romania to transfer him to US.
A Trump official visited the Romanian authorities and the next day the Tates travel restrictions were lifted.
Both Tates were arrested in Romania in 2022.
There is an arrest warrant out for them in the United Kingdom since 2024.
They were arrested in the United States in 2026 under the extradition request of the UK.
Right? Why has this been hard?
Turns out most dudes's cheering on of macho dickheads that take advantage of woman, ends with their own daughters. Who knew? /s
Fuck this guy. First tough guy I've known trying to be hyper masculine that wears woman's blouses, felt I had to add that.
I hear kid molesters have a lot of fun in jail... couldn't happen to a better guy
I sure hope the Trump administration doesn't try to save these fuckers.
Pedo, grifter, egoistical, bad at money laundering, constantly talks about masculinity and shit while acting like a giant crybaby, entire personality revolves about being perceived as the manliest manly man while looking like an absolute goblin (with expensive tacky clothes on top). Has an IQ lower than his anal temperature in ~~normal units~~ °C.
If you still have no idea whether it's about Tate or Trump... well, that's why I think the Trump administration will definitely try to save these fuckers
Something tells me a guy like Tate would have a bad time in a Romanian prison.
Hopefully America is taking notes.
"Our clients continue to reject the allegations against them. They have the right to the presumption of innocence, the right to properly examine the evidence relied upon against them and the right to mount an effective defense."
(...Prosecution plays video of Tate openly and repeatedly admitting to every single charge, in detail...)
Rates lawyers: "Oh. Umm. Yeah, that. We can explain."

So why didn't they keep him? They could have sent them back after doing time.
Because corruption and/or the US pushing hard for it and they'd not ready to fight over it.
Yay! ...now do Trump.
