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Nevilledog

(54,710 posts)
Sat Feb 6, 2021, 12:31 AM Feb 2021

D.C. Police arrested Ruben Verastigui (Sen. Rep. Conf.) on distribution of child pornography



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Jared Holt
@jaredlholt
NEW: D.C. Police arrested Ruben Verastigui -- a former "senior digital strategist" for the Senate Republican Conference -- on charges of distribution of child pornography resulting from a time span that allegedly included his time at the SRC. How I confirmed ID in thread (1/?)
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Unrolled thread here (best viewed at link)
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that allegedly included his time at the SRC. How I confirmed ID in thread (1/?)
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First off: Verastigui is a unique name, limiting search. Second, on Instagram, Versatigui posted a story from his “new home” that include a shot out his window. Location matching places his “home” near the arrest address. I ID’d the notable items in his post. (2/?)
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To confirm, I compared the image to street view of the area. I used to live in that part of town and I knew this block has been under seemingly indefinite construction. (3/?)
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And because I fear more than anything incorrectly ID'ing someone charged with a serious crime, I made sure the apartment in the incident report had a sightline matching Verastigui's "new home" view. It did. (4/?)
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Verastigui's Instagram puts him at the Trump White House and inside U.S Congress on multiple occasions. His employment is currently listed online as a comms person for a right-leaning environmental advocacy organization.

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D.C. Police arrested Ruben Verastigui (Sen. Rep. Conf.) on distribution of child pornography (Original Post) Nevilledog Feb 2021 OP
Family values. SkeezerRedux Feb 2021 #1
January 25, 2013 March for Life dalton99a Feb 2021 #7
He looks lie a Young Republican for American Freedom..... OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2021 #9
Eww...he's from San Antonio..... LeftInTX Feb 2021 #14
Kinda blows a hole in the Q conspiracies Sogo Feb 2021 #2
+1 dalton99a Feb 2021 #4
✔️ blm Feb 2021 #5
That is my take, too. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2021 #6
Yes, I have been saying this. It's about taking attention away from the vile shit they support JI7 Feb 2021 #10
Keep that idea in mind when they scream about voter fraud, too. Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2021 #12
Exactly right Takket Feb 2021 #15
+1 uponit7771 Feb 2021 #18
Q started on a Japanese Porn Site PurgedVoter Feb 2021 #20
May be what Putin's got on them. mrs_p Feb 2021 #24
Post removed Post removed Feb 2021 #25
Solid identification dalton99a Feb 2021 #3
Photos - 2013, Cspan + recent Leghorn21 Feb 2021 #8
Whatta makeover..... OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2021 #11
Just more "family values!" SheltieLover Feb 2021 #13
Hopefully he doesn't have a vacation to Mexico planned Takket Feb 2021 #17
+1 uponit7771 Feb 2021 #19
Oh good god. What an especially sick bastard. Lock him up permanently. 58Sunliner Feb 2021 #16
Contrary to popular Republican Q history... amywalk Feb 2021 #21
The GOP projects its crimes onto Dems. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #23
I guess now we now why they hate abortion, it takes away the right to abuse infants and children MagickMuffin Feb 2021 #22

OAITW r.2.0

(31,380 posts)
9. He looks lie a Young Republican for American Freedom.....
Sat Feb 6, 2021, 12:50 AM
Feb 2021

or whatever cover they gave perverts back then.

Sogo

(6,963 posts)
2. Kinda blows a hole in the Q conspiracies
Sat Feb 6, 2021, 12:38 AM
Feb 2021

about Democrats....

Their MO has always been to accuse others of what you are doing. I think the whole Q thing got started as a cover for Trump's close association with Epstein.

OAITW r.2.0

(31,380 posts)
6. That is my take, too.
Sat Feb 6, 2021, 12:45 AM
Feb 2021

Q got started as a joint Russian/Republican disinfo campaign. They recruited moral lowlifes like MTG to scream their message.

JI7

(93,121 posts)
10. Yes, I have been saying this. It's about taking attention away from the vile shit they support
Sat Feb 6, 2021, 01:00 AM
Feb 2021

It's not that they actually believe it.

Hermit-The-Prog

(36,631 posts)
12. Keep that idea in mind when they scream about voter fraud, too.
Sat Feb 6, 2021, 01:06 AM
Feb 2021

Republicans scream about voter fraud to deflect attention from their election fraud.

Takket

(23,443 posts)
15. Exactly right
Sat Feb 6, 2021, 01:28 AM
Feb 2021

There was some other major Q person arrested for child pornography a few weeks ago. I forget who. But the point is, Q keeps pointing fingers at everyone else because like you said, accuse the other side of doing exactly what you do.

PurgedVoter

(2,676 posts)
20. Q started on a Japanese Porn Site
Sat Feb 6, 2021, 01:56 AM
Feb 2021

Call the forum whatever you want, it's original purpose makes it a bit suspicious. A porn website could easily be used to guide a certain percentage of the populace to a situation where kompromat can happen.

mrs_p

(3,205 posts)
24. May be what Putin's got on them.
Sat Feb 6, 2021, 06:59 AM
Feb 2021

But I’m not discounting their sheer greed either.

Response to Sogo (Reply #2)

OAITW r.2.0

(31,380 posts)
11. Whatta makeover.....
Sat Feb 6, 2021, 01:01 AM
Feb 2021

But moral rot is moral rot, no matter how you upgrade the exterior package.

58Sunliner

(6,273 posts)
16. Oh good god. What an especially sick bastard. Lock him up permanently.
Sat Feb 6, 2021, 01:29 AM
Feb 2021

Why are there so many of these types, in the party of sociopaths. If he is not in isolation, he will know pain.

amywalk

(255 posts)
21. Contrary to popular Republican Q history...
Sat Feb 6, 2021, 02:37 AM
Feb 2021

The only group being arrested and charged with running a pedophile ring are Republicans.

Irish_Dem

(79,458 posts)
23. The GOP projects its crimes onto Dems.
Sat Feb 6, 2021, 03:40 AM
Feb 2021

All the pedophile talk is telling us what they themselves are doing.

MagickMuffin

(18,065 posts)
22. I guess now we now why they hate abortion, it takes away the right to abuse infants and children
Sat Feb 6, 2021, 02:48 AM
Feb 2021


These are some sicko perpetrator & pizza pedophiles.



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