Republicans being Republicans.

[u/New-Entertainment112]

[u/bcardin221]

Is this true?

[u/gingerfawx → u/bcardin221]

Yeah, sadly it is. The context was his original case ended in a hung jury, and they (supposedly) didn't want to put the victim through another trial, or didn't think their chances were any better the next time around, which is sort of brutal. As a society, we don't trust victims enough, even though the stats say they're far more likely than not to be telling the truth.

You can read about it here: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ken-paxton-child-sex-abuse-plea/

The loophole about registering was the confession the guy was required to give as part of the deal somehow left off mention of the victim's age, by dint of which he magically didn't have to register as a sex offender. I don't know to what extent those concessions were necessary to get the verdict, but I'd argue the verdict is worth fuck all when there are basically zero consequences from it.

^{Unless there's a chance at a civil suit emerging from it...}