A 17-year-old minor presented evidence incriminating a 34-year-old man, the former Miami-Dade mayoral campaign manager of Cuban influencer Alex Otaola. Andy Santana was arrested for unlawful sexual activity with a minor. The charge was aggravated, since it includes inducing a minor to engage in unlawful activity (drug use).
Alert to parents: he would have contacted the minor on Instagram.
The social network Instagram was the means by which he would have contacted the minor, through direct messages. Therefore, the case has raised alerts among parents. Since minors can be easy prey for predators in apparently harmless networks.
The minor “showed the agents lewd images and a video to corroborate his accusations,” according to the arrest report.
According to the rest document, the first face-to-face encounter took place last May 12. The alleged victim and the accused agreed to meet at a family friend’s house.
“When the defendant arrived in a Nissan, the minor got into the car and they talked for a while and then the defendant kissed him on the mouth and started caressing him…,” the document details.
That was the beginning of several reunions. In later encounters Santana allegedly gave an illicit drug to the minor. This aggravates his conviction. The substance in question is known as Poppers. The chemical composition is amyl nitrite. It is a common (though not exclusive) drug among LGBT people, particularly homosexual men, since after inhalation it relaxes the muscles (especially in the anal area).
Since the anus, unlike the vulva, does not lubricate naturally, this drug is often used for anal intercourse, as it helps to relieve pain. Even more so for those who are newly “initiated”.
Early sexual initiation in the LGBT community
On this subject, commentator Milo Yiannopoulus publicly denounced that early sexual initiation is common among LGBT people, particularly homosexual men. Saying so cost him public ostracism.
All his social networks were taken down. He disappeared. He returned months later converted and with a vow of chastity.
What he said is supported by academic referents such as Camille Paglia, who is an honorary member of NAMBLA: the North American association of men who love children, pedophiles. They even cite her on their website.
Paglia is a Hellenophile. That is, she studies Ancient Greece. In that period homosexual sexual initiation was the norm (according to several authors, others dispute this). Moreover, it is claimed that the term lesbian comes from the island of Lesbos, where the poetess Sappho would have sexually initiated her students.
Cuba and LGBT activism as a liberating act
The case of Cuba is particular in terms of the LGBT issue. For, unlike other nations, which associate militancy with the left, in Cuba it is not. For in Cuba, Che Guevara and the Castro brothers persecuted homosexuals.
In fact, Che sent homosexual men to the UMAP: Military Units of Aid to Production. Since they were not considered fit for compulsory military service, which was imposed by communism against heterosexual men, they were to “compensate” with forced labor. “Work will make you men,” it said at the entrance.
In the documentary Improper Conduct, victims report that men in makeup were also sent to UMAP. Often they were not homosexuals or transvestites, they were theater students.
For this reason and more, in Cuba LGBT militancy has become an issue in the struggle against communism. Although, after Fidel Castro’s death, his brother Raul’s daughter spearheaded that cause. Now there are LGBTs in favor of the regime and those persecuted are persecuted for political reasons, not for their sexual orientation as in the past.
Otaola defends himself: “I have no control over the lives of my employees”.
In the case of Alex Otaola, he is a homosexual and an anti-communist militant. In his defense, he claims: “I have no control over the lives of my employees. We are a family and we get along well, but beyond that, I do not allow or tolerate an act that is illegal or morally questionable”.
The influencer reproaches “the intention of many people to splash me after this.”
“I had no knowledge of the existence of these relationships. I do not know the private lives of my employees. I have no control over the people who work with me, after they stop working with me. I am not controlling them,” he pointed out in his program that is broadcast on Facebook.
“Everybody is warned that they are under scrutiny, that they are under the inquisitive eye. They know that if they can’t hurt me they’re going to try to hurt them. So everyone who works with me knows the risk they’re taking,” he adds.
Joana Campos es abogada y editora con más de 10 años de experiencia en la gestión de proyectos de desarrollo internacional, enfocada en la sostenibilidad y el impacto social positivo. Actualmente dirige JC Editorial, donde ha coordinado la edición y distribución de libros de reconocidos autores internacionales y la logística de numerosas giras nacionales. Anteriormente, trabajó como abogada corporativa, especializándose en derecho penal y corporativo. Joana es licenciada en Derecho por la Universidad de Guadalajara.
Joana Campos is a lawyer and editor with over 10 years of experience in managing international development projects, focusing on sustainability and positive social impact. She currently leads JC Editorial, where she has coordinated the editing and distribution of books by renowned international authors and managed the logistics of numerous national tours. Previously, she worked as a corporate lawyer, specializing in criminal and corporate law. Joana holds a law degree from the University of Guadalajara.