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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How come Weiner is getting a few years and this guy gets 20?

[url]http://nypost.com/2017/05/18/secret-service-agent-who-sexted-teens-from-white-house-headed-to-prison/[/url][/quote]

To be honest, I think it's a fair question. They both pleaded guilty.

My guess it is that the secret service guy had multiple counts against him. It may also depend on the jurisdiction. The fact that he was in the secret service may have been a factor. Apparently, prosecutors were seeking life in prison, which seems a little extreme. Why bother pleading when you're going to have the book thrown at you either way? I feel weird for defending a guy who sent dick picks to underage girls.[/quote]

As i said up thread - multiple counts, multiple underage women, and actual effort to go meet up in person.   Also, the fact that the crime was committed from a highly secure environment with law enforcement all around indicates that a "lighter" sentence is inappropriate - http://nypost.com/2015/11/19/secret-service-pervert-had-online-sex-chats-with-at-least-2-young-girls/

FWIW, while Weiner's behaviour is completely out of line, he never made any attempt to get together physically with the minor.  I also think that although he's been caught texting multiple other women, they've all been over 18.  To my knowledge this is the first minor for Weiner.  That doesn't excuse his behaviour, but it probably does explain the sentencing differential in these two cases.[/quote]

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