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Second Circuit on Internet Role Play

By Corey Rayburnyung

Court-Martial Trial Practice has a discussion about a Second Circuit case wherein the court reversed a conviction because the trial court did not allow an expert to testify about Internet chat role-playing. You can read the decision here. From the blog post:For those of us who have done internet solicitation cases, the concept of role-playing and lying amongst participants is a known serious issue.  These cases, as have mine, usually come up because the client shows up to meet the too young for prime time player.  Low and behold blow, it's a cop.  The defense then is "I didn't believe she was under age, I thought this was all part of the game, and that I was going to meet an adult interested in some role-play sex."  Of course these police stings are the ultimate role-playing game...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on February 25, 2009 (boomark / email).