# Matt Gaetz being investigated for sex with 17 year old girl (DOJ declines to charge 2023-02-15)

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [March 30, 2021, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-gaetz-being-investigated-for-sex-with-17-year-old-girl-doj-declines-to-charge-2023-02-15/939052 "2021-03-30T22:13:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2021, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-gaetz-being-investigated-for-sex-with-17-year-old-girl-doj-declines-to-charge-2023-02-15/939052/153 "2021-04-03T14:46:04Z")

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Warning and 1 day suspension for UltraVires

> [@UltraVires](#):
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> I skipped to the end, and, of course it is far from admirable, but isn’t sex with a 17 year old _legal_ in New York?

> [@UltraVires](#):
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> Well, did he transport her? I’m an attorney but didn’t get a full statement of the facts, so I would appreciate holding off on the personal attack.

This is pretty much trolling. Combined with the your recent warning and other activity of late I am suspending you for a day while bumping this up to the mod loop.

I’ll be adding more to this post later. Thread will reopen shortly.

ETA: [Warning this morning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-u-s-capitol-building-on-lockdown-attempt-to-drive-car-into/939248/24) for [Breaking News Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-u-s-capitol-building-on-lockdown-attempt-to-drive-car-into/939248/19) and lighter trolling in ATMB & [GD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-constitutional-to-give-black-and-indigenous-people-vaccine-priority/939246/34).

I should also make it clear, this line “so I would appreciate holding off on the personal attack.” played by the troll before a personal attack, made the decision to jump to 1 day suspension easy.

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