a 17 year-old homeless teenager prostituted herself for orthodontic care and the pedophile #MattGaetz was one of her rapists; because, let’s be clear: this is how #pedophiles #ephebophiles use poverty ―to #rape.
it’s coercion ―as in, there is no #consent―, when a teenager resorts to #prostitution to survive #poverty.
yes, teenagers have agency, but this isn’t one of those moments.
rich men exploiting poverty-stricken teenagers are rapists.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/us/politics/in-matt-gaetz-scandal-circumstances-left-girl-vulnerable-to-exploitation.html
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