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NomDePlume007 t1_j570biq wrote

Horrific crimes, to be sure, it sounds he deserves every year of that, and more.

One thing I didn't see any note of in the article was the college's role in keeping students safe. Tuition and fees for one year at Sarah Lawrence is over $80,000. The guy was running a prostitution ring out of a dorm. No culpability at all?

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AtheistComic t1_j572f90 wrote

Victims should be able to sue for damages. I would bet that a few groups could be held accountable.

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NomDePlume007 t1_j573tqa wrote

I'm sure there are quite a few well-heeled parents teeing up lawsuits even now. Definitely not the kind of publicity an expensive private school wants to see.

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TechyDad t1_j5743rc wrote

Yeah, I'd expect that this would fall under civil charges instead of criminal charges unless prosecutors could prove that the college not only knew that he was living there, but exactly what was going on there. That would be difficult to prove in a criminal case, but civil cases have a lower bar to clear.

Plus, every affected parent/student could sue. I wouldn't want to be in any position of responsibility in that college over the next few years.

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fakerjohn t1_j58j2o9 wrote

The dad was living in the dorm?

Alright, I’ll read it but it better not have a paywall or obnoxious ads.

Edit: ok yeah that is a very sad and totally bonkers story, one of those “how did no one stop that” stories.

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Murky_Conflict3737 t1_j5fdj9u wrote

One of the articles I had read years back said that some of the kids were supporting the man still and remained estranged from their families.

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BostonDrivingIsWorse t1_j572kp2 wrote

I read the NYT story, and it said he started staying in the dorms in 2010, but crimes were committed in a NYC apartment. I assume he moved out of the dorms at somepoint? Not that that makes it any better…

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NomDePlume007 t1_j5741cq wrote

"Sexual Predator and Human Trafficker Lived in College Dorm"

The headlines practically write themselves.

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Caster-Hammer t1_j58pfu1 wrote

The dude is horrible and the dorm resident assistants must have known he was there. Fuck all of them, and I'm glad this guy is dying in jail.

One stat stands out, almost worthy of r/theydidthemath :

>She became a sex worker to try to pay reparations to him, giving him $2.5 million over four years in installments that averaged $10,000 to $50,000 a week.

That is an astounding amount of sex work, if she was not dipping into family money. How did she have time for school?

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NomDePlume007 t1_j58qkyq wrote

There must have been more to the story. A (series?) of almost-Ivy League college students are convinced by this rat turd to pay him reparations? For ostensibly poisoning him?

Uh... no. All it would take is one of these women to call the family lawyer, or have her mom call them, and this would all be over.

And to have this scheme continue once he'd moved to NYC? I can only guess that his law enforcement connections were somehow involved, to keep these women in line.

Just sounds way too hinky.

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AirborneRodent t1_j594efl wrote

You're assuming they were doing this against their will. From what I remember the last time this case made headlines, this was one of those guys with crazy amounts of charisma; he basically brainwashed them all into his own personal sex cult. Like a modern day Charlie Manson.

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Coca-colonization t1_j5a4bd0 wrote

RAs are generally college kids and frequently those college kids that could use help affording housing. They also generally don’t have much real authority. I’d put them very low on my blame list. However, the administrators of housing, student life, and the overall university absolutely have a lot to answer for.

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skratchx t1_j5h2vzh wrote

If I recall the info from the article in The Cut, this was after she was done with school (or maybe dropped out). She was charging $8k per session.

> In 2014, Claudia began working as an escort under a nom de guerre that was a combination of Larry’s daughters’ names. Her website advertised services for $8,000 a night. She would give her profits to Larry in order to pay for the damage she believed she’d done in North Carolina.

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JimiSlew3 t1_j588g2o wrote

Looks like he stayed with his daughter in on campus housing in 2010 but by 2011 was in NYC.

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NomDePlume007 t1_j589ofw wrote

Sounds like that lady providing teenagers for Trump and Epstein's rape club.

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robreddity t1_j59xx9e wrote

> Sarah Lawrence College said in a statement Tuesday that it had just learned of the indictment. "The charges contained in the indictment are serious, wide-ranging, disturbing, and upsetting," the statement said. "As always the safety and well-being of our students and alumni is a priority for the College."

No it isn't.

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wanawanka t1_j58s8fc wrote

I thought Sarah Laurence was his daughter and I was like, 'was she in on it too?'

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Karl_Havoc2U t1_j5b1g70 wrote

Did you read the article? You seem to be wildly conflating different periods of time, and I'll be damned if the mental effort it took me to make any shred of sense of this insane story is going to get undone by undermining the few clear facts that did make their way into my skull while reading this. 😂😂

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