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So, while I get that this man could be dangerous and needs help... How exactly can you charge someone with propositioning a 21 year old who was pretending to be a 14 year old?
If he believed the person was under 18 I don’t see the difference, he understood it was immoral and illegal, why it was illegal and chose to do it anyway. If it was an undercover cop posing as a child it would be just as illegal
"I understood they were 21. The fact that they were an adult roleplaying as a child was understood by both parties, and it was obvious, given the wording they used. Roleplaying is quite common on dating apps. Roleplaying as a different age is so common it even has a name, age-play. When I messaged the other party, I thought I was pursuing an age-play dynamic with a consenting adult."
Are you asking about how the law would handle it, or morally, how would it be justified? 'Cause I can answer the second one really easily.
Gavel, gavel: maximum sentence! No chance of parole. No retrial.
I'm surprised by this. What did you think I was going to answer?
The maximum sentence thing is a joke, by the way, don't read into it. But do think about this: who exactly are we protecting by giving the opposing answer? Roleplayers? Roleplayers should still know with certainty that they're talking to an adult. I'm not taking negotiations on this.