Accused Sex Offender Uses Controversial “POTUS Modus Defense” In Florida Trial
Prosecutor: “Just a matter of time before more sexual molesters, pussy grabbers, and perverts take legal cover behind Mr. Trump”
“The president did it, why can’t I?”
That’s the refrain that law enforcement officials, district attorneys, and prosecutors are beginning to hear from sexual deviants across the country — even before President-Elect Donald J. Trump takes office.
Worse, they’re afraid that the ploy — one which attorneys are calling the “POTUS Modus Defense,” the “Donald Defense,” or the “DJT Plea” — might actually work.
“What are we supposed to do when a guy charged with sexual assault invokes the behavior of the American president in his defense?” asked Charles Bromyde, the long-time district attorney in Hillsborough County, FL, who’s office is prosecuting the first sexual offense case using the “POTUS Modus Defense.”
“They all say the same thing — if he got away with it, why shouldn’t I? It ends up being a hard point to argue, not only because it’s…