Ben Goggin
@BenjaminGoggin
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Elon Musk’s response to this is a perfect encapsulation of how Twitter has curdled and is promoting the unchecked spread of manipulated news.
I read the full affidavit for the person this story is about…
Kim Coulter
@coulterculture
“Slade Sohmer, former editor of The Recount, bragged in private text messages about nearly tricking a 14-year old boy into having sex in a public restroom. Following his arrest, police found evidence that Sohmer posed online as a teenage girl, offering to meet and engage in sexual intercourse with underage boys.”
“also boasted about using social media app SnapChat to convince a 15-year old boy, and in a separate incident a 13-year old boy, into performing live sex acts for him using the video and photo app”
“Sohmer texted a friend: “I’d love to show up outside his school and force him into our car and take him to a hotel and just use him for 48 hours”.
“When police examined Sohmer’s personal computer they uncovered over 1,300 pornographic images and videos – many of which are believed to involve underage children. At least eight of the underage victims seen in the videos and photos have been identified by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).”
https://twitter.com/coulterculture/status/1726953217303409075