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[–] zululove@lemmy.ml -2 points 4 hours ago

4D chess stupid libs

[–] Mrkawfee@feddit.uk 86 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

The Attorney General of Nevada released him allowing him to escape to Israel. In an unrelated coincidence, she is an Israeli citizen.

In more unrelated news Israel is a safe haven for fugitive paedophiles fleeing the US.

[–] SneakyLeif@piefed.social 98 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Weird, it's almost as if the Israeli government is full of unethical people 🤔

[–] miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com 61 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

The GOP will have him as keynote speaker at their rallies.

[–] wheezy@lemmy.ml 12 points 17 hours ago

Their base is souring on Israel too. Especially the younger generation. And surprise surprise its because their base is filled with antisemites and xenophobes and they've spent a lifetime hearing "Israel does this for the security of the Jewish people".

Almost like people on the left have been telling liberals and conservatives for decades that equating Israel with "all Jews" was in itself fueling antisemitism.

Edit: But you're probably right for the "age of concent laws" part.

[–] errer@lemmy.world 23 points 17 hours ago

Prolly like number 6 on the top 10 list of worst things he’s ever done

[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 9 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Antisemites gonna antisemite

/s because it's 2025

[–] Siegfried@lemmy.world 7 points 16 hours ago

The law is antisemite

[–] malloc@lemmy.world 13 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

Tom Artiom Alexandrovich may not be claiming diplomatic immunity now. Maybe the political climate is too turbulent to do so? But does it preclude him from claiming it in the future?

I want to hope he faces the full consequences for his actions. But this country has become so corrupt and full of incompetent leaders, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Pedophile of the United States administration works a "deal" to get the charges silently dropped when Israel or Netanyahu asks for it through a back channel.

[–] rainwall@piefed.social 7 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Hes not a diplomat, or related to a diplomat. Hes a director in the Israel's cybersecurity arm. He cant claim any immunity.

He can try to dodge being deported to the US to face the crimes, but yeah, that will come at a cost. "Kid fuckng" is a sensitivite topic for the GOP right now, so I doubt he will get any really cover.

[–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 29 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

He's already back in Israel. He's not facing anything at all.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

We have an extradition treaty with Israel which covers the crimes he (allegedly) committed. It's politics now.

[–] zululove@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 hours ago

Israel has a long history of not extraditing their nationalist servants back to America.

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 7 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

“The sexual contact included bringing a condom and taking the decoy to ‘Cirque du Soleil’,” which stages elaborate shows along the Las Vegas Strip, said police documents seen by 8NewsNow.

Huh?

I guess this is just awkwardly phrased, and these are two facets of establishing that a crime has occurred. It explains why the decoy may have requested him to bring a condom in their chat.

I wonder if he also had the Cirque tickets on him when he was arrested at the meetup point.

[–] uhdeuidheuidhed@thelemmy.club 2 points 11 hours ago

Oh look, scumbag male uses his wealth to manipulate a vulnerable female into having sex with him.

"This doesn't look like anything to me."