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Internet Sites May Be Pedaling Prostitution, Not Companionship

By Steven Rodriguez

Many people don’t think much about flirting in internet chat rooms on companionship sites, but take it to the next level and you could wind up charged with prostitution, solicitation or pandering (pimping). The lack of actual face time typical of internet liaisons seems to be an invitation to lie — about height, weight, interests, marital status, age and often intent. People reinvent themselves as the person they want to be. Their unsuspecting chat room buddy has no way of seeing through their virtual disguise. That charming person you so blithely pour your heart out to over the internet could be a prostitute, pimp, sexual predator or cop. In fact, these days law enforcement officers regularly use the internet to entrap sexual predators preying on children and teens...continue to full post

Full post as published by LA Criminal Defense Blog on October 01, 2008 (boomark / email).