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‘Disheartening’: US Justice Department slashes funding to programs combating child sex trafficking
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 24 Jan 2026
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Lets be honest, the US does a shit job actually bringing justice to pedos anyways. Short of them actually raping kids and/or including up to murdering them straight after the raping, does the justice system finally step in.
Pedophiles are slimy fucking creatures. I've came across a couple online and I'm not exaggerating when I say i've spent 8 freaking years, I and a few other people, just trying to get something done about them as they hounded young teenagers. Yet, they got away and are able to live comfortably getting into what sick perverted fantasies they have in mind out there. One of them even faked their name for a long time when we thought it was their real name, that's how slimy these assholes can get.
It doesn't shock me that King Pedo of Pedophiles, is slashing funding.
they dont even step in for that, unless its a white girl that almost always draws national attention, or a rich VICTIM.
And for some, "when you're a star they let you do it."