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NYT magazine did this story about stings like on To Catch a Predator. They point out that there are no victims and they use pics of women, not children. is that enough to find someone not guilty? https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/26/m...net-nanny.html
Here's a case where a guy got found not guilty because he saw the picture and could see that the women was clearly not underage even though she said she was 14. How would you have voted on this case?
Federal jury finds man caught in Columbus child sex sting not guilty
“The jury agreed that Ji Won was not a predator and had no intention or desire to meet a 14-year-old girl,” Bernard said. “Also, they found that Ji Won clearly did not believe she was 14, which is what the government was required to prove at trial.”
The operation, at least in Kim’s case, was flawed, Brody said.
“He responded to an ad on Backpage.com looking for a prostitute,” Brody said. “The ad was created by ICAC and it contained pictures of Hayleee Peacock, a 26 year-old GBI agent. “According to the agents, many people responded to the ad who were not looking for children but most of them turned away once the agent said she was 14.”
Ji Won initially asked the agent to send him a selfie so he could be sure that the picture in the ad was real as many ads on Backpage contain fake pictures, Brody said. The agent said she was 14 and he was shocked since he had never run into a minor on Backpage before.
“She then sent the selfie of herself and it was clear that she was at least in her 20s,” Brody said. “Then he called back and said, ‘You’re not really 14, right?’ she stuttered and he then realized she was lying. Although she kept saying she was 14, he decided to go out to the house anyway. She was very attractive and he just was sure that she was not 14. He then got arrested and told the agents that he in no way believed she was 14, pointing to the ad, the selfie, her voice, etc.”
It's so stupid. 30 years ago sex with a 14-year-old was legal in Georgia. The government should not be in the business of trying to prosecute men for being interested in a 26-year-old.
It's so stupid. 30 years ago sex with a 14-year-old was legal in Georgia. The government should not be in the business of trying to prosecute men for being interested in a 26-year-old.
Thankfully we have progressed since the time that pedophillia was considered acceptable. Having said that, the woman was 26, there was no crime involved, other than potentially "simple" prostitution.
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