{"id":2281912,"date":"2024-06-22T18:24:59","date_gmt":"2024-06-22T22:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/developing-head-of-lgbt-dems-busted-for-graphic-alleged-grooming-video-so-bad-we-cant-show-it\/"},"modified":"2024-06-22T18:27:48","modified_gmt":"2024-06-22T22:27:48","slug":"developing-head-of-lgbt-dems-busted-for-graphic-alleged-grooming-video-so-bad-we-cant-show-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/developing-head-of-lgbt-dems-busted-for-graphic-alleged-grooming-video-so-bad-we-cant-show-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Developing: Head of LGBT Dems Busted for Graphic Alleged Grooming, Video So Bad We Can&#8217;t Show It"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdeveloping-head-of-lgbt-dems-busted-for-graphic-alleged-grooming-video-so-bad-we-cant-show-it%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2281912&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The \u2062article \u200ddiscusses\u200d a\u2063 current and ongoing scandal involving Michael Knaapen, a prominent Maryland Democrat and head of the LGBTQ Dems of Maryland, who was reportedly caught in a sting \u2063operation. The operation exposed him for sending \u2063sexually explicit text \u200cmessages to a 14-year-old. A\u200c video, which some\u200c social media platforms\u200c have refrained from\u200b posting due to its content, shows Knaapen\u2062 being confronted about the \u200cmessages.\u2062 He is heard in\u200d the video acknowledging \u2062a preference for &#8220;the fantasy&#8221; of the texts. <\/p>\n<p>The incident\u2062 has quickly spread across social media, leading to widespread outrage.\u2062 Notably, the confrontation comes shortly after Knaapen\u2019s visit to Vice President Kamala Harris. Activists \u2064and journalists have \u2064pointed to the incident as indicative of broader issues\u2063 of misconduct and have called for serious consequences for Knaapen.\u200d No \u2064law enforcement actions have been reported yet in relation to \u2062the case. The\u200b scenario raises\u2063 questions about\u200b the handling of the situation \u2064by authorities and the \u200bappropriate legal and societal response\u200c to such allegations. <\/p>\n<p>Lastly, the incident\u2062 is presented\u2062 as \u200cpart of\u200b a larger\u2063 narrative about media \u2062and societal battles, \u2063with calls for public support to \u2064ensure \u2062thorough coverage and accountability.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 22, 2024 at 1:05pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Video making the rounds of social media appears to show a major Maryland Democrat being confronted over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/producer-accused-of-sexual-assault-by-singer-kesha-receives-another-court-win\/\" title=\"Producer Accused Of Sexual Assault By Singer Kesha Receives Another Court Win\">text messages allegedly<\/a> sent to a 14-year-old that dealt with sex.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe just busted the head of the LGBTQ Dems of Maryland going after a 14-year-old. Groomers are about to be mad,\u201d Alex \u00a0Rosen <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/iFightForKids\/status\/1804333255488930181\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/predator-catchers-allegedly-bust-hollywood-elite-date-minor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a> purports to show Michael Knaapen, being confronted with messages of an intensely sexual nature.<\/p>\n<p>The content of the video is such that The Western Journal will not post it.<\/p>\n<p>At 29 seconds into the video, Knaapen says, after vulgar messages that he sent to the teen are read to him, \u201cI like the fantasy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd he seemed to enjoy it, and I didn\u2019t know this person and I never intended to \u2026,\u201d he said, before spreading his arms out, palms up.<\/p>\n<p>Rosen noted that Knaapen recently visited Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-trump-drops-hammer-kamala-harris-strikes-brutal-reminder-loathed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kamala Harris<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Why is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: 'Pipeline' to Obama Admin Seen as 'Currency'\">vice president<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VP?\">@VP<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KamalaHarris?\">@KamalaHarris<\/a>) hosting pedophile Michael Knaapen at her house? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fcDKY81H0N\">pic.twitter.com\/fcDKY81H0N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alex Rosen (@iFightForKids) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iFightForKids\/status\/1804530807542825187?\">June 22, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>If found guilty, should pedophiles who do what he appears to have been doing face capital charges?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The video zipped about on social media and many reacted with anger and disgust.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Alex Rosen busted Michael Knaapen, head of the LGBTQ Dems of MD, for soliciting a 14 y\/o boy(disgusting txt proof).<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s not in police custody\/is set to host the \u201cPride reception\u201d today at Mayor Slavin\u2019s home.<\/p>\n<p>FOCUS ON ACTUAL CRIMES IN THIS COUNTRY &#038; PROTECT THE CHILDREN\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mLs7i3PbOa\">pic.twitter.com\/mLs7i3PbOa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Deplorable Barbie (@Tori_Philly4) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tori_Philly4\/status\/1804544562192388161?\">June 22, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cMichael Knaapen, longtime LGBTQ activist and a leader in the Maryland Democratic Party @mddems, was allegedly caught in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pga-tour-golfer-arrested-in-child-sex-predator-sting\/\" title=\"PGA Tour Golfer Arrested In Child Sex Predator Sting\">child sex predator sting<\/a>. He allegedly wrote extremely graphic messages about wanting to r\u2014ape a 14-year-old boy,\u201d journalist Andy Ngo <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MrAndyNgo\/status\/1804343921146806442\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Rosen said efforts would be made to ensure that the story was not covered.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">They are going to try and bury this story.<\/p>\n<p>Do not let <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mddems?\">@mddems<\/a> win. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pTMooioilT\">https:\/\/t.co\/pTMooioilT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alex Rosen (@iFightForKids) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iFightForKids\/status\/1804586710111797433?\">June 22, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As of Saturday afternoon, Knaapen had mot made any social media response to the video, nor had there been any indication law enforcement was involved.<\/p>\n<p>This story is very much developing.<\/p>\n<p>When Riley Gaines reposted the video, she added her two cents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, the fantasy he\u2019s referring to is p3dophilia. There is no punishment severe enough,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Riley_Gaines_\/status\/1804485972903465380?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/man-dragged-police-confronting-hillary-clinton-epstein-island\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rosen<\/a> drew attention when he interrupted Hillary Clinton during an endorsement event, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/10\/28\/news\/crazed-man-dragged-from-hillary-clinton-event-after-screaming-about-jeffrey-epstein\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHey, Hillary. Why did your husband visit Epstein Island 26 times?\u201d Rosen shouted in a reference to Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n<p>Rosen is affiliated with a Texas-based group called Predator Poacher that aims to protect children.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/iFightForKids\/status\/1804340357926141978\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rosen<\/a>, he tried to turn this video into law enforcement in November, but police \u201cdidn\u2019t want to do anything with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>In just a few months, the world is going to change forever. 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Together, we really can save the country.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Thank you for your support!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Please stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44685\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44685\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44685\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44685\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44685\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues. <br \/> Jack can be reached at jackwritings1@gmail.com. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  New York City <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Foreign Policy, Military &#038; Defense Issues <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video circulating on social media allegedly shows a prominent Maryland Democrat being confronted about inappropriate text messages sent to a 14-year-old. 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