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MINNEAPOLIS -- A prominent Minnesota GOP donor who is charged with multiple counts of sex trafficking is now being sued by an underage girl who says he used her for sex acts, then offered her money to keep her from talking about it.
The lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court alleges that Anton Lazzaro's attorneys offered $1,000 in hush money to the girl and her parents to keep them quiet and asked them to sign a non-disclosure agreement. The girls father refused and instead went to law enforcement, said their attorney, Jeff Anderson.
The lawsuit, which also lists the girls parents as plaintiffs, alleges Lazzaro used his power, wealth, influence, connections, and resources to recruit children ... so that he could prey on them. When it became clear that Lazzaro had committed serious crimes, he attempted to coerce his victims and their families into keeping silent.
The girl and her parents are not named in the lawsuit.
Lazzaro, 30, was charged in August with five counts of sex trafficking of minors, one count of attempted sex trafficking of a minor, one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of minors and three counts of obstruction. His attorney has said he is being falsely accused and did not commit the crimes.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/lawsuit-gop-donor-offered-money-hush-girl-trafficked-79874046
Blue Owl
(49,902 posts)PRONTO!
Shellback Squid
(8,909 posts)and he's going to prison as a child molester...justice will be served and served well
cojoel
(952 posts)I would guess that is closer the going rate when there isn't a minor involved...
What a cheapskate...
Grins
(7,128 posts)
my thought was her father to come back with, How much is your client willing to pay to not go to prison for the next 10-years? Im guessing - A LOT more than $1,000.
Or, even more evil, How many thousands of dollars do you think Ill pay your clients cell-mates each time they ass-rape him?
Judi Lynn
(160,211 posts)Don't forget Trump in a truck:
evolves
(5,393 posts)there may be a problem in the IQ department.
KS Toronado
(16,900 posts)was he providing underage girls to Qrump, Pence or Graham?
Inquiring minds want to know.
C Moon
(12,188 posts)world wide wally
(21,718 posts)for sex trafficking of minors since QAnon started that bullshit about Hillary and Pizzagate back in 2015
AllyCat
(16,032 posts)IronLionZion
(45,252 posts)while a real justice dept goes after the real perpetrators with actual law enforcement resources, not some online forum nonsense about pizza.
TygrBright
(20,733 posts)rpannier
(24,304 posts)IronLionZion
(45,252 posts)wouldn't be surprised if more State GOP organizations are like that too.
dflprincess
(28,057 posts)He was the campaign manager for the Republican who ran against Ilhan Omar in 2020.
NewHendoLib
(59,940 posts)CanonRay
(14,036 posts)love_katz
(2,562 posts)Shades of Jeffrey Epstiene. Just wow.