GOP FAMILY VALUES
LAND OF POLGAMY AND CHILD MARRIAGE
Sarah K. Burris
August 5, 2025
Senate President J. Stuart Adams (R-Utah) (Photo: Utah Senate)
The Republican president of Utah's Senate managed to change consent laws after a relative was accused of raping a 13-year-old.
Newsweek reported a Salt Lake City Tribune piece that Senate President J. Stuart Adams suggested that the Utah Legislature change the law that would change the child rape laws.
"Previously, as adults, 18-year-old high school students who had sex with a 13-year-old could face a charge of child rape, a first-degree felony," said the Tribune. "A conviction on that charge generally requires registration as a sex offender, while a conviction on the newly created lesser charge does not."
The law was changed to offer a new option for prosecutors dealing with 13-year-old victims of child rape.
"Seventeen-year-olds who have sex with 13-year-olds face a third-degree felony charge of unlawful sexual activity; the new law now allows prosecutors to file that same charge against an 18-year-old — if they are an enrolled high school student," said the report.
Adams swore that his involvement and familial relationship had nothing to do with the legislation.
"Some have suggested this change was made to benefit the case I was made aware of involving the high school senior. That is simply not true," he claimed. "While the sponsor of [the bill] was aware of the case, I did not request the legislation and did not intervene or give input on the drafting of the bill."
The mother of the middle-school victim told the Tribune that she was shocked to hear about the new law.
“It was out of nowhere,” she said. "I felt like I was punched in the gut."
She noted that in both the prosecution and the legislative debate, "her child was an afterthought."
“I feel like a law is the law, regardless of who you are, but that wasn’t what was going on here,” she said. “I feel like [the 18-year-old] just got special treatment …and nobody was going to say anything about it."
Under Utah law, anyone under 14 cannot consent.
Read the full report here.
Sarah K. Burris
August 5, 2025
RAW STORY
Senate President J. Stuart Adams (R-Utah) (Photo: Utah Senate)
The Republican president of Utah's Senate managed to change consent laws after a relative was accused of raping a 13-year-old.
Newsweek reported a Salt Lake City Tribune piece that Senate President J. Stuart Adams suggested that the Utah Legislature change the law that would change the child rape laws.
"Previously, as adults, 18-year-old high school students who had sex with a 13-year-old could face a charge of child rape, a first-degree felony," said the Tribune. "A conviction on that charge generally requires registration as a sex offender, while a conviction on the newly created lesser charge does not."
The law was changed to offer a new option for prosecutors dealing with 13-year-old victims of child rape.
"Seventeen-year-olds who have sex with 13-year-olds face a third-degree felony charge of unlawful sexual activity; the new law now allows prosecutors to file that same charge against an 18-year-old — if they are an enrolled high school student," said the report.
Adams swore that his involvement and familial relationship had nothing to do with the legislation.
"Some have suggested this change was made to benefit the case I was made aware of involving the high school senior. That is simply not true," he claimed. "While the sponsor of [the bill] was aware of the case, I did not request the legislation and did not intervene or give input on the drafting of the bill."
The mother of the middle-school victim told the Tribune that she was shocked to hear about the new law.
“It was out of nowhere,” she said. "I felt like I was punched in the gut."
She noted that in both the prosecution and the legislative debate, "her child was an afterthought."
“I feel like a law is the law, regardless of who you are, but that wasn’t what was going on here,” she said. “I feel like [the 18-year-old] just got special treatment …and nobody was going to say anything about it."
Under Utah law, anyone under 14 cannot consent.
Read the full report here.
Trump posts photo of bloodied man in drastic call to 'lock up' 14-year-olds
RAW STORY
August 5, 2025
President Donald Trump went off on a rant, attacking Washington, D.C., as "out of control" with local "youths." To solve the crime problem, Trump wants to begin charging 14-year-olds as adults.
Taking to his Truth Social platform on Tuesday, Trump said gang members are "randomly attacking, mugging, maiming, and shooting innocent Citizens, at the same time knowing that they will be almost immediately released."
He attacked law enforcement, saying they're not doing anything, but that it's going to change.
"The Law in D.C. must be changed to prosecute these 'minors' as adults, and lock them up for a long time, starting at age 14," said Trump.
Trump included a photo of a young man covered in blood, whom Trump claims was "beaten mercilessly by local thugs." According to a CBS News reporter, Trump later revealed that the man who was beaten was an employee of DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency formed and run in part by tech billionaire Elon Musk.
"Washington, D.C., must be safe, clean, and beautiful for all Americans and, importantly, for the World to see," said Trump. "If D.C. doesn’t get its act together, and quickly, we will have no choice but to take Federal control of the City, and run this City how it should be run, and put criminals on notice that they’re not going to get away with it anymore."
Trump called the picture an example of an "incredible young man."
See the post here.
August 5, 2025
President Donald Trump went off on a rant, attacking Washington, D.C., as "out of control" with local "youths." To solve the crime problem, Trump wants to begin charging 14-year-olds as adults.
Taking to his Truth Social platform on Tuesday, Trump said gang members are "randomly attacking, mugging, maiming, and shooting innocent Citizens, at the same time knowing that they will be almost immediately released."
He attacked law enforcement, saying they're not doing anything, but that it's going to change.
"The Law in D.C. must be changed to prosecute these 'minors' as adults, and lock them up for a long time, starting at age 14," said Trump.
Trump included a photo of a young man covered in blood, whom Trump claims was "beaten mercilessly by local thugs." According to a CBS News reporter, Trump later revealed that the man who was beaten was an employee of DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency formed and run in part by tech billionaire Elon Musk.
"Washington, D.C., must be safe, clean, and beautiful for all Americans and, importantly, for the World to see," said Trump. "If D.C. doesn’t get its act together, and quickly, we will have no choice but to take Federal control of the City, and run this City how it should be run, and put criminals on notice that they’re not going to get away with it anymore."
Trump called the picture an example of an "incredible young man."
See the post here.
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