Guess the state!

[theweaselking]

Her MySpace says she's 19, divorced, and looking for no-strings sex.

Her 22-year-old lover is going to prison, because she's lying, she's actually 13.

Bonus: He's not the first guy to be fooled. And not the first to go to jail.

Guess the state!

Comments

[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

Legally, no.

Legally, "entrapment" is what happens when a law enforcement officer entices you to commit a crime that you would not otherwise have committed, for the purpose of arresting you for that crime. There's no such thing as an "entrapment" defense if the person attempting to get you to commit the crime isn't also trying to arrest you for it.

[publius1.livejournal.com]

There are Agent of the State exceptions, though, to the "law enforcement officer". If the government encourages a citizen to go out and perform Act X, they can become an "agent of the state" and thus are required to follow the constitution, including the prohibitions against entrapment and due process.

[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

I'd count that as part of the whole "person getting you to commit the crime is trying to arrest you for the crime" thing.

But yes.