school board member arested for soliciting a 15 year old online

[memento_mori]

not to mention once you're on the list you can't get housing near schools or child-filled areas.

 

[moonshot]

There are also some registered that I wouldn't consider dangerous...for example a 18 year old who was sexually involved with a 16 year old etc. But the majority that are registered are indeed sexual predators.

 

[memento_mori]

in NY i don't think there's a sexual offense in that situation so long as there's 4years or less of an age difference.

 

[memento_mori]

also, it's up to the parents of the girl involved usually.

 

[Tegan]

There are also some registered that I wouldn't consider dangerous...for example a 18 year old who was sexually involved with a 16 year old etc. But the majority that are registered are indeed sexual preditors.

Yah, it just sucks for the people that really didn't do anything predatory and have to live with that stigma anyway. It's the type of wide net our justice system likes to throw. It's okay to get three innocent people as long as we get fifty guilty people. Like the senator who said he thought killing one innocent man was okay provided we killed the guilty ones as well (and we all know for a fact several innocent people have been put to death in this country).

 

[Tegan]

also, it's up to the parents of the girl involved usually.

Go read the story about the Georgia kid who was 17 and a 15 year old initiated sexual contact with him. It just happened to get caught on tape (because they were at a party), and he not only got 10 years in jail, he got convicted of aggravated molestation and will be a registered sex offender the rest of his life. He could be out of jail right now, but refuses to admit he molested the girl. The prosecutor in the case is a total prick and basically said "Well, he did the crime, he can do the time" even though the girl, her parents and the video tape clearly show she initiated the contact. The law was changed, but not retroactively so that he could be retried under the new law (aka case thrown out).

 

[moonshot]

I personally knew a seemingly awesome guy who was a teacher at a middle school in rural Indiana. He was divorced and had custody of his 3 year old daughter and was dating a friend of mine at the time. He was "grooming" one of his 13 year old student's to become his victim. She came to his home one evening on the premise of babysitting his toddler...the girl's mother became suspicious and drove by his house only to notice his car was still there. She banged on his front door while he had her on his bed...his hands in her pants while he was kissing her. He was arrested, posted bail and was charged with "sexual misconduct with a minor"(a Class D felony) and his teaching license was revoked.
All he got was probation and he was a registered sex offender for only 5 years. He's now living in another state...not registered as a sex offender anymore and works for the CDC.(he was a brilliant math teacher) I noticed yesterday he has a myspace page and all his friends are young females.

This guy should have been registered for the rest of his life. His explanation is that it was just a slip and she was very well endowed for her age.

 

[Tegan]

This guy should have been registered for the rest of his life. His explanation is that it was just a slip and she was very well endowed for her age.

Now that's a sexual predator.

 

[TheOriginalJames]

Although I find what he did reprehensible because of who he believed he was chatting with. What I find more underhanded and dispicible is police doing this in sting operations.

I understand that underage children need to be protected, but this sting operation was a fraud, no underage children were harmed during this. I don't understand how this is a crime to talk to someone dirty on the internet.

Half the women on this board could have Chris, bill, Steve, Steve, Crystal, Clare and myself arrested for indecent behaviour if they wanted to. But yeah, "underage" blah.

 

[Tegan]

Yah, it is a scary thought. He was basically arrested because he THOUGHT he was talking to a 13 year old girl, and because he obviously did it once, he must have done it before, or will do it again. It's almost like Minority Report pre-crime shit.

 

[moonshot]

Although I find what he did reprehensible because of who he believed he was chatting with. What I find more underhanded and dispicible is police doing this in sting operations.

I understand that underage children need to be protected, but this sting operation was a fraud, no underage children were harmed during this. I don't understand how this is a crime to talk to someone dirty on the internet.

Half the women on this board could have Chris, bill, Steve, Steve, Crystal, Clare and myself arrested for indecent behaviour if they wanted to. But yeah, "underage" blah.

You mean the teacher I know?
He was her math teacher in middle school....was not a chat sting.

 

[memento_mori]

Go read the story about the Georgia kid who was 17 and a 15 year old initiated sexual contact with him. It just happened to get caught on tape (because they were at a party), and he not only got 10 years in jail, he got convicted of aggravated molestation and will be a registered sex offender the rest of his life. He could be out of jail right now, but refuses to admit he molested the girl. The prosecutor in the case is a total prick and basically said "Well, he did the crime, he can do the time" even though the girl, her parents and the video tape clearly show she initiated the contact. The law was changed, but not retroactively so that he could be retried under the new law (aka case thrown out).

i thought age of consent was like 14 in georgia

 

[moonshot]

all the police stings that I know of...

Set up a fake profile in Yahoo, AOL etc teen chatrooms. They use a fake pic of a little boy or girl and say their age is 12 or 13 or 14 years old and just sit there and wait for an adult perv to chat them up. Now I don't know about you guys but I've never accidently fell into a teen chatroom and started a chat with a 13 year old and sent her pics of me jacking my pecker....while asking her if she's ever done oral and "btw, where do you live little girl? Does your mom and dad work during the day?"

 

[memento_mori]

maybe it was idaho.

i remember hearing aol keeps track of all the popular kiddy porn pictures and track the people that send them over email

 

[Tegan]

all the police stings that I know of...

Set up a fake profile in Yahoo, AOL etc teen chatrooms. They use a fake pic of a little boy or girl and say their age is 12 or 13 or 14 years old and just sit there and wait for an adult perv to chat them up. Now I don't know about you guys but I've never accidently fell into a teen chatroom and started a chat with a 13 year old and sent her pics of me jacking my pecker....while asking her if she's ever done oral and "btw, where do you live little girl? Does your mom and dad work during the day?"

I agree, but then they need to find a young girl or boy who is willing to help in the string and actually CATCH them trying it. Chatting up a 35 year old peace officer who you thought was a 13 year old girl IS NOT the same as chatting up a 13 year old girl. I know that sucks, but think about other uses of this crap. There are some really nasty ways to use entrapment tactics that don't involve protecting children but are just as shady. Entrapment is entrapment is entrapment, and it's supposed to be against the law. I am not condoning these fuckers actions, it's sick. But we are supposed to be protected from entrapment in this country.

 

[moonshot]

I agree, but then they need to find a young girl or boy who is willing to help in the string and actually CATCH them trying it. Chatting up a 35 year old peace officer who you thought was a 13 year old girl IS NOT the same as chatting up a 13 year old girl. I know that sucks, but think about other uses of this crap. There are some really nasty ways to use entrapment tactics that don't involve protecting children but are just as shady. Entrapment is entrapment is entrapment, and it's supposed to be against the law. I am not condoning these fuckers actions, it's sick. But we are supposed to be protected from entrapment in this country.

For every police officer faking it...theres thousands chatting it up with a real child. And they show up and they get away with it. I'm sorry, I just have no pity for an adult getting busted for this. They may NOT be a real child but the pedophile does not know that, do they? Soliciting a child online is a crime and I can't think of another legal way(the way they do it IS indeed legal) they could catch them.