Aaron Imholte / Steel Toe Morning/Evening Show / "The Toe Boys" / r/steeltoeboringshow - Disgraced Minnesotan radio host turned racist Internet shock jock. Cuckold chef de Spaghetti-os, "2-2" boxing "coach". Has a legion of a-logs. Lost his wife to a coke addict he played "Strip Twister" with. Fined $50 for sharing nudes of Kayla Rekieta.

[waffle]

Correct.

I suggested one, to get mature legal discussion away from all the retarded slap-fighting going on here, and almost created it; but upon further contemplation, I am now not sure this thread gets enough traffic to justify it. Plus, @AltisticRight seems to have reined in most of the slap-fighting. Aaron is like D-tier lolcow.


Other people have suggested this too to explain why they're pushing usually hard to get Geanu (Geno and Keanu combined) on the stand from out of state.

Funniest outcome for this would be the State doesn't actually have the picture, and "Geanu" suddenly develops Alzheimers when they get on the stand.

I guess what I'm saying is even if Geno is there and describes it, I think the jury has to see the picture to decide if it's a pornography.

It's not a slam dink argument, and it's going to depend on local case law and what if anything Aaron did to make the picture unavailable.

 

[Legato]

I guess what I'm saying is even if Geno is there and describes it, I think the jury has to see the picture to decide if it's a pornography.

It's not a slam dink argument, and it's going to depend on local case law and what if anything Aaron did to make the picture unavailable.

From what theyve said shes at least topless in the pic, maybe more. What makes you think it has to be "a pornography"?

 

[thebigdream]

Funniest outcome for this would be the State doesn't actually have the picture, and "Geanu" suddenly develops Alzheimers when they get on the stand.

Or it turns out like of Geno's streams where can't stay on topic for more than 5 seconds, causing the prosecutor to give up in exasperation.

Prosecutor: facepalming, did you or did you not see a topless photo of Kayla Rekieta?
Geno: SHE'S A WHOOOORE

 

[Dixieland Buckaroo]

Funniest outcome for this would be the State doesn't actually have the picture, and "Geanu" suddenly develops Alzheimers when they get on the stand.

The funniest outcome would be Aaron gets convicted on the misdemeanor, and then he gets sponsorship from someone like FIRE or the ACLU to get the conviction and Minnesota's horseshit law overturned. And they succeed on the appeal.

 

[Oxyjen]

Funniest outcome would be Nick going on a bender the night before, sleeping in and failing to appear (again).

 

[Gobermental Supervisor]

From what theyve said shes at least topless in the pic, maybe more. What makes you think it has to be "a pornography"?

You really don't need to be willfully obtuse.

The jury needs to be convinced in one manner or another that the single picture does fulfill the requirements of the charge they levy against Aaron. If they cannot do that, they might as well quit right now.

The easiest way would be showing them the picture in question, to prove that it does in fact fulfill the requirements of an intimate picture.
The definition of pornography is pretty close to that as well, so any pornographic content would automatically qualify, even if its not the correct terminology under the MN statute exactly.

 

[waffle]

What makes you think it has to be "a pornography"?

Buddy, we're talking about criminal sharing of revenge pornography, if the image isn't pornography how can it be revenge porn? Think about what you're saying. From a common sense perspective there has to be some kind of a finding that the image even is sexual as a preliminary issue, otherwise it would just be a crime to share any picture without permission.

"617.261 NONCONSENSUAL DISSEMINATION OF PRIVATE SEXUAL IMAGES.​

Subdivision 1.Crime.​

It is a crime to intentionally disseminate an image of another person who is depicted in a sexual act or whose intimate parts are exposed, in whole or in part, when:
(1) the person is identifiable:
(i) from the image itself, by the person depicted in the image or by another person; or
(ii) from personal information displayed in connection with the image;
(2) the actor knows or reasonably should know that the person depicted in the image does not consent to the dissemination; and
(3) the image was obtained or created under circumstances in which the actor knew or reasonably should have known the person depicted had a reasonable expectation of privacy."

Is the relevant part, so I think the jury needs to see the image to verify that she's "depicted in a sexual act or [with her] intimate parts exposed".

 

[AltisticRight]

I wonder how MAPpers would respond if the roles were reversed. It's so desperate and forced.

 

[Legato]

Youre out of your mind if you think they dont have the picture. Its definitely a nude.

 

[Gobermental Supervisor]

Youre out of your mind if you think they dont have the picture. Its definitely a nude.

They have a picture, but they have to prove it is THE picture.
First they have to prove that it is the one Aaron sent, then they have to show it to the jury to establish the picture matches the MN statute.

Your understanding of law matches Nick's.

 

[Legato]

They have a picture, but they have to prove it is THE picture.
First they have to prove that it is the one Aaron sent, then they have to show it to the jury to establish the picture matches the MN statute.

Your understanding of law matches Nick's.

Prosecutor "Geno Bisconte is this the picture you were sent?"

Geno "Yes, but..."

Prosecutor "No further questions"

 

[Oxyjen]

Prosecutor "Geno Bisconte is this the picture you were sent?"

Geno "Yes, but..."

Prosecutor "No further questions"

He can say “I’m not sure”. Unless there’s traceability that it was recovered from his cell provider or something, that would be the wise thing to say anyway.

 

[Pentamidine]

Prosecutor "Geno Bisconte is this the picture you were sent?"

Geno "Yes, but..."

Prosecutor "No further questions"

They do not have the picture. Aaron lost his phone in a boating accident so they couldn't recover it from there, and they don't have access to Geno's phone. It was a photo taken by Aaron, so Kayla/Nick/April didn't have the picture to give to the police. If Geno and Keanu don't show up to the trial, all they can prove is that Aaron sent SOME image to Geno, as Aaron does not describe it as a nude on his show and they can't use clips from Geno's show due to hearsay and confrontation issues. Nick is lying when he says that Geno's show clips meet exceptions to this, even if Geno is 'unavailable'. You know he's lying not only because Nick always lies, but because you can just look up the rule and see that the case isn't in any of the exceptions.

 

[Gobermental Supervisor]

Prosecutor "Geno Bisconte is this the picture you were sent?"

Geno "Yes, but..."

Prosecutor "No further questions"

Thank you for finally admitting that the state does not have the picture Aaron was sent, but a copy at best, possibly NOTHING if Aaron took the picture. They need witness testimony to bring it in at all.

 

[Legato]

He can say “I’m not sure”. Unless there’s traceability that it was recovered from his cell provider or something, that would be the wise thing to say anyway.

Geno...Wise thing? These do not go together.

 

[Gobermental Supervisor]

Geno...Wise thing? These do not go together.

If he finally takes the advice everyone is giving him and talks to a lawyer then he will plead the 5th and say nothing.
And Keanu will refuse to testify about something that would implicate her husband.

That is what any reasonably competent lawyer would advice them, since Geno supposedly admitted to showing the picture to others, bringing the "deleted it" claim into question and possibly opening himself up to the same charge Aaron is facing.

But hey, Geno and Keanu are not known for being the brightest bulbs, so everything is possible. (EDIT: Likely they will show up and testify like they are told to, they have zero spine to stand up to daddy guberment)

 

[JamFlowMan]

If he finally takes the advice everyone is giving him and talks to a lawyer then he will plead the 5th and say nothing.
And Keanu will refuse to testify about something that would implicate her husband.

That is what any reasonably competent lawyer would advice them, since Geno supposedly admitted to showing the picture to others, bringing the "deleted it" claim into question and possibly opening himself up to the same charge Aaron is facing.

But hey, Geno and Keanu are not known for being the brightest bulbs, so everything is possible. (EDIT: Likely they will show up and testify like they are told to, they have zero spine to stand up to daddy guberment)

When the witness list reads Aaron, April, Geno. Keanu, Kayla, and Nick it makes you wonder if the prosecutor knows she is basically bringing an episode of Jerry Springer to court.

 

[AnOminous]

The funniest outcome would be Aaron gets convicted on the misdemeanor, and then he gets sponsorship from someone like FIRE or the ACLU to get the conviction and Minnesota's horseshit law overturned. And they succeed on the appeal.

It's already been upheld against a facial challenge, but with a much more extreme fact pattern including behavior that would have already been criminalized by other laws (State v. Casillas).

I'm not convinced it would stand up against an as-applied challenge based on this much milder fact pattern. My guess is if it goes to trial he loses on at least the misdemeanor count, unless the case is even weaker than I think, but maybe wins on appeal.

 

[Captain Manning]

I wonder how MAPpers would respond if the roles were reversed. It's so desperate and forced.

They would defend him to the hilt. They won't even acknowledge Melton is a MAP.

 

[Legato]

They would defend him to the hilt. They won't even acknowledge Melton is a MAP.

You may hate him, but Melton is smart enough not to commit felonies on live streams.