Story behind the story: A video of a young woman with a congenital disorder showing off fresh double mastectomy wounds has gone viral. The posts have no context and are being used for engagement farming. But who is the woman? Is she a cancer patient?

Independent journalist Sarah Fields was the first to report that the woman used in the trans-activist content is Mara Jean LeRoy, a Minneapolis-based 19-year-old now known as Micah "Mike" LeRoy.

I investigated further.

The teen, who has cerebral palsy, has an extremely woke, anti-Trump leftist activist mother and father. Mara is also surrounded by others who record videos and photos of her medical and surgical transition for social media.

Leftist Minnesota state rep. Alicia Kozlowski, who identifies as "they/them," had met with Mara and her mother, DEI advocate Katherine Jean LeRoy, in a May 2023 post celebrating the eradication of sex-based rights in her state.

Mara was medically transitioned with cross-sex hormones when she was still in high school. She suffers from epilepsy and also has had at least one stroke, according to a fundraiser by her parents.

Accounts attributed to Mara online are focused entirely on trans and pride activism. Her mother has a long history of posts supporting woke causes and expressing a hatred of Donald Trump. Mara's paid carer is her father, Paul Andrew LeRoy. He uses both masculine and "nonbinary" pronouns to describe his daughter.

Defenders of Mara's videos say that someone who is non-verbal can consent in other ways to medical interventions for gender affirmation. Mara uses a text-to-voice device to communicate with others. It is not known if other people manage her social media accounts.

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The owner and his boyfriend of two pillar drag and queer clubs in Tampa and Orlando, "Southern Nights," were indicted on federal child s—x crime charges.

Richard "Rick" Kowalczyk and Eric Patrick, who is a teacher, are accused of conspiring to s—xually abuse a child and transmitting child s—x abuse material (CSAM). They were given bail ($400k) after being arrested on Jan. 2, 2024, and have since deleted all their social media and photos online.

The couple recently gained custody of a baby, and the court has shockingly allowed them to continue contact with that child.

According to court documents, investigators discovered communications where Mr. Kowalczyk and another man shared graphic content of child s—x abuse involving boys as young as seven.

Mr. Kowalczyk and his boyfriend, Mr. Patrick, a teacher, had communications detailing how to find and groom underage victims on Grindr, according to court documents.

They've had time to delete their photos online before news reporting broke about their arrest. I found what images remain of Florida LGBTQ+ community star Mr. Kowalczyk. I was unable to find any photos of his boyfriend and co-defendant.

Liberals and queer activists reacting online to the news of the charges say the story will be used by the right to "dehumanize" and attack queer and leftist communities.

“You could make a lot of money off that little girl.”

Fort Wayne, Ind.—Deshawn Marquis Spencer, 34, was arrested and charged with r—pe, promotion of child s—xual trafficking, child exploitation, strangulation and cruelty to an animal on Friday, Jan. 10.

Spencer is accused of r—ping a 16-year-old girl after picking her up from a foster home and trafficking her to perform s—x acts with at least 12 men. He allegedly discussed with a "client" how the girl could be used to earn money, according to court records.