Mike Banks, President Donald Trump's top Border Patrol official, resigned from the position on Thursday, "effective immediately."

Mike Banks, President Donald Trump’s top Border Patrol official, resigned from the position on Thursday, “effective immediately.”

Banks’ departure from the Border Patrol comes under the cloud of sex tourism allegations against him.

Several current and former border patrol agents told the Washington Examiner last month that Banks “bragged” about having sex with prostitutes in countries that included Colombia and Thailand.

  • Jhex@lemmy.world
    24·
    6 days ago

    Canada’s consent laws are also more nuanced than just a bottom age:

    A 14 or 15 year old can consent to sexual activity as long as the partner is less than five years older and there is no relationship of trust, authority or dependency or any other exploitation of the young person

    A 16 or 17 year old cannot consent to sexual activity if:

    • their sexual partner is in position of trust or authority towards them, for example their teacher or coach

    • the young person is dependent on their sexual partner, for example for care or support

    • the relationship between the young person and their sexual partner is exploitative

    sauce

    • BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world
      13·
      6 days ago

      Wow. Leave it to Canada to make common sense sex laws. I’ve heard way too many stories of lives being ruined (i.e. incarceration and sex registry) because two people with a wide age gap but a genuine love for each other let their hormones get the better of them.

      • nwtreeoctopus@sh.itjust.works
        1·
        3 days ago

        Some US states are also like this. Often limits on the types of relationships and a low age of consent (16, say, but with a harder limit on how many months there can be between the parties).

        There are a lot of people who are against the kind of predation that is lauded amongst the vile and the wealthy.