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.

  • danc4498@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    1 day ago

    What is “sex tourism”? I feel like it is a phrase that sugar coats what he actually did.

    • SailorFuzz@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      1 day ago

      going to other countries with lower age of consent laws to fuck children.

      Notable the two countries mentioned, Thailand’s age of consent is 15. Colombia’s is 14. One can only speculate about the other countries he solicited sex in.

      • Optional@lemmy.world
        15·
        1 day ago

        These are not kids in school, btw. They’re slaves sold for rape.

        Not that republicans have any problems with raping kids. In fact, their golden leader is king of kid rape. So maybe it’s like he said; he just wanted to retire. Maybe do some travel.

        • Jhex@lemmy.world
          13·
          1 day 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
            6·
            1 day 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.