New York has a similar statute that was recently employed by singer Casandra “Cassie” Ventura in her case against Sean Combs. She filed a sex-trafficking and sexual assault lawsuit against the music mogul in 2023, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, just days before the expiration of a lookback window.

If "similar statute" and Sean Combs is brought up when people talk about you? You might need jesus!

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[–] elfpie@beehaw.org 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Can you explain what you mean by personal responsibility?

The way I see it, on one side, the law is the law. I can list every valuable thing in my house and put it on a sign in front of my house that also says I don't lock the doors. Or put a sign saying I'll skin them alive if anyone tries to steal from me. Neither sign will change the law and make me more or less culpable.

On the other side, we are discussing morality more than law here. In Brazil, having sex with someone at 15 is not illegal. Do you think it's OK? Do you feel the need to defend the act? Just have your opinion and stand your ground, whatever it is.

[–] etherphon@piefed.world 1 points 2 days ago

Of course I don't think it's okay, but I do understand nuance, and I do understand times change, what was acceptable at some point is not acceptable now. People see things in black and white all the time now. If there was some kind of coercion or drugging or something then yes, by all means, but if this person was a groupie who went out of her way to get backstage to meet a rock star, lied about their age and 50 years later needs some money, then it's dumb. I'm not defending the act so much as hating on people looking for easy money.