Posted on 10/17/2011 1:10:54 PM PDT by Cincinna
The French are a bunch of sexually repressed prudes! Now if there were purjury and intimidation of witnesses involved, they might have something to talk about.
The French are a bunch of sexually repressed prudes! Now if there were purjury and intimidation of witnesses involved, they might have something to talk about.
Thanks again, Cincinna, for presently these interesting articles. I only hope the one lady defender of DSK here at FR - does not show up, lol!
It’s very interesting to see the novel “Les Liaison Dangereouses” (sic!) showing up in modern, 21st Century form.
Go away, DSK, go away DSK!
The Mann Act's been amended several times since the old Chuck Berry days (making it gender-neutral, among other things). I just checked it.
18 U.S.C. § 2421 prohibits transporting an individual with the intent that the individual engage in prostitution, or in any sexual activity for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense. I'd have to read the case law. Without that, my guess is that if the officer is just accompanying the prostitute, you don't have a violation. If he has arranged for and is providing the transportation, then, bingo. Does the IMF fund have diplomatic immunity? Can't imagine that it does, but the U.S. would be unlikely to arrest somebody from the IMF on a morals charge.
18 U.S.C. § 2422 requires coercion or enticement. 18 U.S.C. § 2423 applies only to minors under eighteen (paging Chuck Berry and Tony Alamo). 18 U.S.C. § 2424 is a doozy. If you run a brothel and hire illegal aliens, then you have to keep records and report your alien hookers to the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization. I'm certain that would be a handy thing to post at Democratic Underground, but maybe not so much so over here.
Lagarde is a very common name in France. No relation, no connection, whatsoever.
I don’t know if you watch Boardwalk Empire on HBO - it is a Martin Scorsese produced show about New Jersey politics (sex, murder, booze and corruption) during the Prohibition era. Half the show it seems is about the people in power having orgies and large raucous parties with scantily clad bear chested women. Indeed, the main character is accused of bringing prostitutes down from Philadelphia to “pleasure” union bosses and the like to rally votes for the Republicans - among other crimes.
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