Defendant WINS in Federal Internet Sting Prosecution
We all hear about these police stings, where law enforcement officers post or respond to ads on ADULT dating sites and then, after engaging in a sexually charged conversation and some strong leading, pull a “switch-a-roo” and announce the fictitious person is fictitiously under-age.
We all know what usually happens; the feds threaten decades in prison but offer a plea deal that, given the risk, most defendants grab. In fact 97% of prosecutions go this way.
Well a Georgia man stood up and fought back! Facing a minimum mandatory 10 years in prison, he took his case to trial AND WON!
Story is below:
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It took a federal jury slightly more than an hour Wednesday to find an Auburn, Ala., man accused of being a child sexual predator not guilty.
Ji Won Kim, 26 was one of 21 men arrested in November as part of a multi-law enforcement agency sting in which investigators posed as children online. Though he was arrested by Columbus Police in early November, Kim was indicted Nov. 16 on the federal charge of attempted online enticement of a minor.
He was tried this week in the Middle District of Georgia in front of Judge Clay Land this week.
If convicted, Kim would have faced a 10-year mandatory minimum sentence and a maximum term of life in prison and/or a $250,000 fine up to a lifetime term of supervised release, and mandatory sex offender registration if he had been convicted.
Kimās attorney, Bernard Brody of Atlanta, said the case should never have gone to trial. Some of the jurors hugged Kim outside the downtown Columbus courthouse when the three-day trial was over.
The prosecution contended Kim drove from Auburn to Atlanta for the purposes of having sex with a 14-year-old girl he had met online. Kimās defense was he did not know the girl was 14 and that she led him to believe by an online photo and a phone conversation that she was much older.
The jury of seven women and five men got the case at 11 a.m. and returned an acquittal at 12:25 p.m.
āThe jury agreed that Ji Won was not a predator and had no intention or desire to meet a 14-year-old girl,ā Bernard said. āAlso, they found that Ji Won clearly did not believe she was 14, which is what the government was required to prove at trial.ā
The U.S. Attorneyās Office in the Middle District of Georgia issued a brief statement. The prosecutor was Assistant U.S. Attorney Crawford Seals.
āWe are disappointed with the verdict but we respect the juryās decision,ā said spokesperson Pamela W. Lightsey.
Kim is the first of the defendants arrested in the sting called āOperation Hidden Guardianā to go to trial. At least four of the defendants have entered guilt pleas in front of Land: Kenneth Jordan, 29, of Columbus; Edwin Nieves, 55, of Columbus; Christopher McGowan, 32, of Mechanicsburg, Pa; and Dereck Weldon, 30, of Columbus.
Each man pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of use of interstate facilities to transmit information about a minor, a felony that carries a possible fine and up to five years in prison.
During Operation Hidden Guardian, which launched Nov. 9, investigators posing as children had more than 600 exchanges with people on various online platforms, including social media and chat rooms. In more than 400 of those exchanges, the suspect initiated contact with the āchildā and directed the conversation toward sex.
The agencies involved in the investigation were the Columbus Police Department, Muscogee County Sheriffās Office, District Attorneyās Office for the the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit, United States Attorneyās Office for the Middle District of Georgia, the Georgia Bureau of Investigationās Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes Unit, and the Georgia Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
The operation fell under a task force called the Internet Crimes Against Children, which was started by the United States Department of Justiceās Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Brody said.
The operation, at least in Kimās case, was flawed, Brody said.
āHe responded to an ad on Backpage.com looking for a prostitute,ā Brody said. āThe ad was created by ICAC and it contained pictures of Hayleee Peacock, a 26 year-old GBI agent. āAccording 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.ā
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.
āShe then sent the selfie of herself and it was clear that she was at least in her 20s,ā Brody said. āThen he called back and said, āYouāre not really 14, right?ā 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.ā
A search of Kimās phone showed no evidence of child pornography or any communications with minors, according to evidence presented at trial.
Kim was born in South Korea and moved to the United States when he was 12. He graduated from Auburn High School, and was in the final semester at Georgia Tech. He earned his engineering degree in December, but was not able to walk for the graduation because he was in jail.
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Hello, does anyone have info on the ICAC training manual so I can help my younger brother in his case and lead his attorney in the right direction? I would gladly appreciate it, my brother whose name I’ll keep private for now is willing to interview with Mr. Pransky as long as he can stay under the radar as his case is on going.
The ICAC Op Manual is public information available online with an easy search. We seemed to have lost icacarrests.org unfortunately and not sure if we can recover it. It contained everything on ICAC Op Standards as well as a database of those arrested in stings over the years. I cannot discuss the issue further, except it was a great tool
That is very very unfortunate, all the research i have done, shows that the page itself could have been very usefull
I am on year 4 of my case…Tell your attorney to inspect the cops computer and cell phone as you have every right to do so. They will say NO…case over! No evidence, No case! Stick with it…have brothers cell phone forensically examined and see if cops were searching it before a warrant.. Read up on everything , I can tell you everything you need to know…do not plea deal…if bad lawyer, get another get a public defender that is at the top!
Excellent advice I wish I would have had that advice 23 yrs. ago.
So if the evidence is only on my phone the case can be dismissed?
Be very cautious relying on comments to this forum. In most cases, comments are not from attorneys and should not be relied upon as legal advise. Additionally, everyone’s case is different. While there’s plenty of good advise on this forum and one of our primary purposes is to share and exchange information, it’s very important to run it past your criminal defense attorney.
Yes I take all information to my attorney.
Does anyone have a copy of the breitbart article about Texas OAD going after ICAC?
Also has anyone ever heard of a case being dismissed due to numerous ICAC Contractual Violations?
Thank you
We take all the info to his attorney as well. When it comes to ICAC violations, it depends on which one, since they break multiple ones or many. I’m no full on expert nor my brother but there a lot violations, depends on which ones they break in your case. But i am sure someone here may be of more help. When it comes to cases that are plead down to non sex offender pleas, dismissals ext.
Hi TG, I have a pending case in Texas and was curious about what article you were referring to. I have done searches and haven’t found any information. Have you had any luck?
What does OAD mean please?
Iām thinking OAD is a typo. Think they probably meant OAG, office of the attorney general.
Please have your attorney ask to have the cops computer and cell phone inspected by your forensic expert. They will not have it… no evidence , no case!
Hey Mitch
I have a case in Texas. Was wondering if we can chat. You can email me at robinsonsp@gmail.com. Thanks
Another mother here, desperately looking for hope for her son. Please, will you email me at mbrother229@gmail.com?
Mitch I would like to pass this by his P.D., As they said they obtained a warrant after the phone was seized, but what they fail to state is they asked him to give out his phones passcode to unlock it when the takedown occurred(mind you it’s an iphone) i have no doubt they searched and found nothing. The same chatter stated he erased his own dating app profile, so that will be missing in the case. Mitch how can I contact you? Email? I understand FAC but my own P.D. States he is very unfamiliar with these cases as usually suspects get graphic. My brothers case is not like that. My P.D. Also gets plenty of info from me that he is using. Again Mitch if you can send me your e-mail I would like to contact you. Or contact me at sharle.thil@gmail.comOr
fac I do appreciate looking out for us all.
I believe we have been in contact before for sometime, but yes, the FAC is correct that every case is different and they’re also not all handled in the same manner. If your case is pending, putting out details in public is not recommended. But Mitch, there is no doubt from what you have sent me that what LEO’s did went beyond the scope of what the law provides them and I’m glad I was able to offer my thoughts and knowledge. Your persistence seems to be paying off.
Here’s an example from my case i don’t think I shared with many. After I had plead no contest to only 1 charge of FSS 934.214, i was sentenced to 3 years probation with the biased/partial trial judge also denying my stay of sentence pending outcome of appeal so I was to begin probation immediately. I also appealed the decision of the stay of sentence and won, but during the few months i was on probation, I wrote an article titled “Florida Creating Sex Offenders” that was published in the local newspaper as well as others. Well the PO had apparently caught wind of it and tried to give me crap the next time I had to checked in for probation as he had a copy in his hand when I showed up . I told him that the govt. may have temporarily stole my life, but they haven’t stole my freedom of speech which kinda of angered him. I also told him that maybe he should read up on things and perhaps he would educate himself. Fortunately I wasn’t subjected to any violation of probation, but he definitely took note that I was becoming an avid activist and was willing to put my name out there in the name of justice. I knew the risks and took them anyway. It wasn’t too long after that that the 1st DCA granted my stay of sentence until appeal was final, and I was immediately relieved of probation. Then many months later, i again was victorious on appeal and my conviction was vacated. The point is to be careful what you say, and who you say it to. It can cause you problems because I can assure you people pay attention.
I need all the advice to forward to my family member. Steps to take and not to take. Based on what you say I should keep his situation low key, unfortunately I do not have an expert on these stings advising me on what proper steps to give him. Keep quiet with no one offering advice is less then ideal.
Trey, can we email you? It’s just one short particular question my sibling would love to ask you.
How can i get to email this mitch person?
I don’t know what they are telling you is true. Check with your attorney.
While it is always a good idea to check with your attorney, they are not gods! Attorneys have been ineffective against these stings! Their hands are tied for the most part if they are honest, many of them don’t even try to fight. There are very few ways we can fight these cases but one of the best ways is to use case law from other stings that help your cause. Whether you pay for a private attorney or go with a public defender, you need to use information found on this site and others like it, to enable your lawyers to make a difference. We all also need to band together to raise public awareness and change the laws so that they cannot get away with CREATING CRIMINALS FOR MONEY!
I asked my PD no, he said no multiple times. It’s not simple leaving a court appointed attorney for another, for something like this unless you hire an expensive lawyer. Flawed system.
Johnhoag77@gmail.com email me
Yep. Ask to look at all their records and exactly what software they used and exactly how it works, hmmmm? They don’t want us to see how the sausage is made. Here in WA it is legal to have sex with a 16 or 17 y.o. that you aren’t in charge of- like coach, teacher, step-parent. But a separate law makes it a sex crime to talk dirty with a fake 16 or 17 year on the internet. So I guess you can walk up to a 16 y.o. at the mall or something but not on Twitter. Entrapment is alive and well in sex offenses. And, on a separate note, one is not a pedophile if you find young, fresh-faced late teenagers attractive. It’s wrong and damaging to touch them (even if legal) on so many levels. But we didn’t invent the whole naughty schoolgirl scenario. Epstein was all kinds of predator but not necessarily a pedophile.
Pamela – where are you in WA? We are up here fighting this too….
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we asked my sons lawyer about that,, he giggled and walked away, when asked about training records,, he said ” we’ll they said their trained in ICAC”
BS now working on appeal, and my son has his 2255 paperwork ready,, and we can prove ky AG investigator commited perjury.. but guess who brings those charges,,,, her boss
This is a bit off-topic, but also related. I had to post this link, because it shows how those accused of sex crimes can win sometimes, when they fight back. The alleged victim apparently lied, under oath, re: the killing of her pet Black Lab, as she accused an Oregon man of sexually abusing her. The Oregon Innocence Project later found the dog in good health. So, the case against the accused was thrown out shortly after he started his prison sentence. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dog-lucy-black-lab-overturns-joshua-horners-oregon-sexual-abuse-conviction/
This is a great find RayO.
It’s also scary to see how many people get wrongfully convicted.
There needs to be accountability put on these officers every time they catch an innocent person. That will certainly make them way less reckless and irresponsible in carrying out sting operations, if they choose to continue them. It should also direct them (police) to go look for them (real predators) where they really are. Sex predators who prey on minors are going to be where there are actual minors, not in adult places. The adult places is what is bringing in the money for them, and they can get away with it. Thatās why they keep pretending to be catching āpredators preying on minorsā in adult places.
My 22 yr old son was arrested in 02/2018 in one of these police traps on Craigslist (Midland, TX). The officer posed as a 13 yr old girl looking to have sex with adult men on Craigslist. The officer used suggestive language to turn the conversation sexual, showed the most interest when the conversation finally went there, and only agreed to meet up after she (the officer) was sure or thought there was going to be sex. The āgirlā would not agree to meet up if it was not going to be sexual. She kept pushing for sexual talk before agreeing to meet up.
My son is very vulnerable and naive. We have since learned a great deal about him because of this. He has some pretty serious neurological issues and developmental delays because of his neurological issues which include (pre-epilepsy). My son had been very affected by the loss of a a good female friend (about 4 yrs prior to this). This female friend had been hanging out with older men and died of an overdose while hanging out with 2 older men. My son saw this as: Because she had gotten involved with the wrong people (older men), she got into drugs, which resulted in her death. When a young teenager responded to my sonās text, he had true concern about this young girl looking for dates with grown men on Craigslist. He knew she was putting herself in a very bad position. His goal was to keep her engaged to keep her from moving on to the next person. He hoped to be able to get through to her. He has very young thinking, and we know now for sure that he has difficulties with communication, ,verbal expression, and social interactions due to his neurological problems. He even has a learning disability in written expression.
The point is this was very clearly entrapment. Moreover, the officers worked hard to take things he said in his interview and turned it all into what they wanted it to be, to serve their own purpose. My son has not lied about anything. He has been very consistent in his explanations. Unfortunately, he has limitations that have created gaps in his explanations, and unless you see it from his perspective and really know him well, it can sound like itās not believable. The officers, of course, also filled in the gaps with what they wanted it to be. Itās difficult for people that donāt know him to believe that he is very different from most people.
The worst thing the police did was lie to the media and said that these men were targeting minors. My son feared for his safety. He was afraid that people who had believed this lie about him in the media may want to hurt him.
Whatās really bad too is that they (the officers) are the ones who put the idea of sex with a minor in his head. Itās not something he would have come up with on his own. He doesnāt even know any minors. His friends have all always been older than him.
Bottom line: This is exactly why police should not be pretending to be catching āpredators who prey on minorsā on adult sites.
These officers were extremely irresponsible, reckless, and malicious. There is so much more to this. Itās insane! They need to be held accountable.
-Still awaiting trial. Heās considered to be very dangerous, but heās been out for almost 7 months now with no restrictions or any kind of supervision. So, far they have protected zero people in all this. I have another story about a true sex predator with a real victim (in Midland, TX) and how they failed to protect that real victim from the true sex predator. I guess since it wasnāt something they created, it wasnāt all that important to them š¤·š»āāļø And this guy is considered to be far less dangerous than my son š¤¦š»āāļø
Our system is so incredibly screwed up!
Wow. I read about the extensive operation here: https://www.mrt.com/news/crime/article/Prostitution-operation-results-in-7-Midland-12738583.php
Check out this blog as this is similar: https://ladyjusticemyth.blog/blog/
Check out my site if you want to do research and want copy of ICAC Operational Standard: http://www.ssrepentance.com/
You have an uphill battle. Most of these plea out (80%). The 20% that go to trial, about 20% of them win. So keep those statistics in mind. And it can take perhaps 2 years before you go to trial. The “easy” of winning these cases seems to drive them, plus perhaps money, fear, and publicity. Stay strong.
Did you see this one?http://www.cbs7.com/content/news/62-arrested-in-Midland-and-Odessa-in-Operation-Gauntlet-476267243.html
And it was on Newswest 9 where on the news it was specifically said that āpolice said these men were targeting minorsā. Shameless liars. Fake wanna be heroes.
It has been hell, and itās still going. The trial date keeps getting pushed back.
TX DPS has a very very evil officer who conducts the lie detector tests. Iām convinced he may very well be an actual psychopath himself. We have the video as proof of how bad he is. I could not believe what I was seeing and hearing.
The first lawyer was a court appointed lawyer. He turned over the videos to my son after we reported him to the State Bar. The second lawyer was also court appointed. We finally just hired one after that. The court appointed lawyers, especially the first one, were working against the case. The first one was really bad and a big time shameless liar too.
These people truly are evil.
I have heard of that one–called it Three Phase Operation instead of Operation Gauntlet. It looks like now they try to better justify the operation by including all aspects of sexual exploitation into the stings: prostitution, minors, trafficking, etc. They are doing something similar in Florida too. There must be a LOT more $$ around this than the general OJJDP funding (https://www.ojjdp.gov/funding/funding.html). Looks like over $250M in grants in 2017. Arrests are up in 2018! Expect $10k for lawyer (if you reach a plea) and another $10-15k if you go to trial. Going 12-18 months before a trial is typical.
Wow! Thank you for sharing all this s information. I am checking it all out. Iāve started reading Jaceās story. It is so crazy. There are so many similarities there to what we have been going through. My son is also obsessed with video gaming. And the new thing for police must be obsession with pretending to be catching predators and hiding the fact that they are creating it all for their own purpose.
Youāre right. Itās all about money to them. Itās the grants. They have to keep them coming, and they have to keep posing as the heros that they are not to keep the money coming and keep their egos fed.
I would love to be able to talk to Jaceās mother. We are going through the exact same thing, dealing with an incredibly screwed up system and the people who work in it who just donāt give a damn about ruining lives just to have their own egos fed. Truth doesnāt matter to them. All they care about is looking like they are doing their jobs, when in fact they are not because they are protecting absolutely nobody, and they are ruining lives just to try to feel good about themselves even if itās just for a little while. Thatās why they have to keep doing it over and over again. The high they get from it doesnāt last.
I do believe in God, and I truly believe that when you hurt others, it always comes back on you. No one ever gets away with it. The scary part is just not knowing how long it will be and how much more of this the victims have to keep taking before the true predators (police who prey on vulnerable men) get held accountable for their self-centered, malicious acts against others.
Hello Samual, I was reading the blog on your link tied to Jace, my brother was tied in a sting recently in Fl,. He has a or had a career destroyed by this but as a.family we are backing him along with his f2f who at the time of the sting had left him due to his depression and constant use of Cannabis to ignore his fears (diagnosed with Anxiety,ADHD and Depression) his docket.sound? Is in November. He stated the cops.preyed on his emotional status now he’s sobered up for the first time in years and he’s bombarded his lawyer with plenty of paperwork on entrapments, motions to go with and just that one snippet of the ICAC training manual where it states 5 rules ICAC must follow, which in his case all were violated and ignored. His case was on an non sexual adult dating site (think something like Okcupid) where the agents profile was one of a female and who’s profile stated she was 18 with nothing sexual at all on her pro, my lil brother states his pro was clean, and he has never been in trouble with law enforcement. So doesn’t get why there was a proactive investigation against him. His phone was.searched and was.completely clean and a.forensic doctor stated he was a r the wrong place at the wrong time…Crazy! He was.deemed a no risk of ofending or.being encouraged better said tbh. The sites terms and conditions state you need to be 18 or older to use it. Well the agents did a bait and switch after getting his number, mentioned condoms and sex first while sending him photos of a woman sporting a tattoo. He never mentioned sex, never sent nudes, didn’t even bring condoms or anything but drove to go meet this mysterious woman acting as a girl but was really a man doing the luring and he has been depressed ever since. His PD as he states will try to file a motion for the ICAC training manual but states it’s up to the judge and many times they deny this motion. I saw it on a link but can you send me where to get the icac training manual and message it to my email, so I can tell him?? I’m sure he’d be more than happy to even talk to you so he can send his PD on the right path, get his case dismissed or plea down to anything that does not require to be an RSO. I know my brother, he haves no criminal history and he with his girlfriend has done a lot of research on these illegal stings. I’m all for catching predators but not for law abiding citizens who are enticed by cops than slammed by the media as sharks or predators to win elections. Any insight on where to get the ICAC training manual would be greatly appreciated. My email is S.thillet@outlook. Many thanks and thank you FA C for seeking true justice.
His GF*
I followed the link you gave to our blog, because you said I could get a copy of ICAC OP manual, but I could not find it there. Can you give instructions how to download a copy of the manual?
So nice that he was just trying to save the minor from real predators! Thatās bullshit. Donāt be naive. But I will admit that it appears a lot of the men caught up in these stings seem to have legitimate psychiatric or general medical issues.
I actually believed the big lie police created to begin with. I was very upset with my son in the beginning because I truly believed that he was guilty of this. I understand that it sounds crazy and itās very difficult for some people to believe the real truth here. Thatās the problem with his case. We all like to think that everyone else is just like us and thinks like us. The fact is he is very different and he does think differently. He is very naive for for his age. Thatās been pointed out by professionals. There are real reasons for this. He has neurological issues that have affected his brain.
If you give me your email address I can send you all the details about the text messages that prove exactly what I have said and how police are 100% responsible for completely creating this. My sonās story has been the exact same from the beginning. It only completely finally made sense after his full assessment results came in.
My point is that this is exactly why police should not be pretending to be catching predators who prey on minors on adult sites. It is a fact that they are catching innocent people in these traps, and they make it so difficult for individuals to prove their innocence.
I am 100% certain there, and itās taken me over six months to finally be able to see it completely for what it truly is.
Iāve already been through all the āAm I just in denial here? Am I blinded by mother love here? Etc. Iām 100% certain that he is 100% innocent and the police are 100% responsible for having created it all. The police, on top of everything, created additional lies because I think they knew from the beginning that he was truly the mnocent. There is so much to it. There is a lot of evidence there about what the policeās true intentions were. They didnāt give a damn about whether he really was guilty or not. They went out of their way to create things to make sure they could have a good case against him.
I know truth can be very painful, and thatās why so many people have a difficult facing and accepting many truths. The real truth here is that we very much still live in a world where police abuse is very real, and that is exactly what happened here. Iāve already deeply considered everything else. Like I said, Iām 100% certain of this. There is no other explanation that completely adds up and fits this case perfectly than this one.
I feel it’s done for the grants, he told me there are elections going on, not to mention when I saw the report on the news, what was said about men looking for kids is just not real. The truth is it’s adult cops posing as an adult female with a 18 year old profile hoping someone falls into there trap before they change their age. It’s not even a sexual app, it’s a dating app where the terms state you must be 18 or older to use and cannot lie about age. There has to be a way to get this into the light, the people are misinformed by media and police and that definitely is a burden when a person goes to trial hence the jury most of the time will have a preconceived thought of guilty. I cannot speak for others in stings but my brother was completely set up. He should have stopped but he should not be tempted or be in a position to be tempted by police, when they clearly have no business being in a site not known by me to have guys looking for minors because it’s impossible to even be 17 or younger and set up a profile on the site stating your underage. What’s proactive about that?
Hereās my email aracely103@gmail.com
I can email you everything Iāve put together about this, which clearly shows how they completely created this ācrimeā (Itās not really a crime because there was no crime committed). You are absolutely right. Itās very much about the grant the money, and it is political. They need to look like they are doing a great job catching dangerous people and protecting minors from them. When the real truth is that they are catching innocent people and they are protecting zero people in these cases. (Iām not saying everybody caught is 100% innocent)
When they do catch innocent people the only thing they have done strictly serves their own purpose, and that is all they cared about to begin with. They donāt care if the people they are catching are truly innocent or guilty. All they care about is meeting their own goals at any cost, and the cost is an unjust high cost to innocent men caught in these traps. These officers seriously need to be held accountable for their actions. They are the predators.
They are the ones that others need to be protected from. Iām not anti-police, but I fully acknowledge that police abuse is very much a problem in our country. I used to be completely on the police side before this, because I truly believed that corrupt police officers were a major minority and just not that common. This has made it clear to me that it is indeed a big problem, and it is a lot more common than many of us have been willing to admit. I admit, I was guilty of that. I have changed my mind.
I feel your pain. This is fundamentally wrong. They should not be allowed to pretend to be looking for or catching predators that are supposedly preying on minors on sites that are strictly for adults. Itās a fact that they are catching innocent people. There have been cases acquitted because that was proven. Iām sure there are many more who are truly innocent who were convicted because they do make it so difficult for someone to prove their true innocence. Once someone has been labeled a sex offender (even though they have not been yet convicted) and advertised in the media as that, itās very difficult for anybody to believe anything that person says. This needs to be stopped. It needs to change. Itās wrong, plain and simple.
I will pray for your brother and your family šš¼
I got arrested for Travelling and xmiting pics.
I was on Whisper and adult phone app. I was not soliciting for underage. A police office posted a general question, I replied. They said they were 14. I told them too young and this is an app for adults/sexual discussion. I then ended the convo.
Next day they reach out to me and asked about dirty pics. Then they asked about meeting up. I said no to both for a while. Eventually I let my guard down and sent a few pics.
I later agreed to meet but to “chat and get to know each other”. I suspected they were not 14 due to the conversation.
I wasn’t going to go until they guilted me with “please don’t stand me up like the last guy”. So I went. When I got there I told them I am not coming in to the sub shop. That’s when I got arrested.
My life is utterly destroyed as I am going thru the courts now.
This sucks.
This is almost identical to my sonās arrest in Florida. He is currently serving 21 months for a crime in which there was NO victim. Iām concerned about his life when released – how and where can he find housing and employment.
What they are doing is disgusting. They are pretending to be catching āchild predatorsā for no one elseās benefit but their own. They are targeting vulnerable individuals on adult dating websites and apps to use them for this, while they protect those who are meeting real minors on regular social media sites and apps that minors do use. They lie to public pretending to be doing exactly that (catching those who are targeting minors).
Unfortunately, most people are just very ignorant about the realities of the this.
They are targeting non predators, and they work at creating them, because it benefits them. They are the ones putting sex with a minor in the heads of adult men, where it never existed before. They purposely create a lot of confusion and curiosity to trap vulnerable men for this disgusting scam.
They are the dangerous predators that everybody needs to protected from.
Here is a perfect example of why this scam works so well for them and why people keep believing it.
https://ourrescue.org/blog/25-reasons-why-you-should-know-what-your-children-are-doing-on-their-phones/
Notice how there is no mention at all about minors using adult dating websites and apps to offer casual sex to adult men who are looking for a that. You know why? Because it doesnāt exist.
They purposely donāt tell the public that ALL of their sex sting operations āto protect childrenā are conducted on adult dating websites and apps, where they target men who are seeking casual encounters and they (police) offer sex to them (many times even demanding it), to trap them for this scam.
Thatās not something a real teen does. Itās not a valid way at all of catching anybody who is targeting minors for sex.
Operation Underground Railroad has trained law enforcement to do this, because creating it all brings in more arrests and convictions. Itās all about money, helping peopleās careers, and feeding very sick egos.
Itās harming society more than anything, and they certainly donāt care about that. They very clearly only care about themselves.
I had the same idea and did call him.
$150,000
We just LOST (5/23) the exact same case in a washington state court – it was clearly rigged and my son is in jail. I have a good lawyer but I do not know how to get him out! What do I do RIGHT NOW?
HELP!!
Kathleen. Sorry to say it but prosecutors do not feel they have to follow the same rules as everyone else. I was convicted of a misdemeanor offence in Kansas in 1996 I wasnāt guilty but my court appointed attorney told me the offence was no different that a traffic ticket and they wanted to do a plea and ask for 6 months probation the judge added the $50.00 fine, so I did. Afterwards I found out about this sex offender registry thing, but I could be removed after ten years,so I followed all there stupid rules and was removed ten yrs later. Soon after that I moved to Missouri, but they donāt have a ten yr plan only permanent so Iāve been on it ever since. Like all states they keep making it harsher and more restrictive . Even though the courts have said these new laws shouldnāt be ex post facto that hasnāt kept law enforcement from trying to inforce these other restrictions. After they pass new laws when I go in for my required update every 90 days they require me to initial all the regulations theyāve set on two full sheets , letting me know theyāve notified me that they all apply to me and that by my initial I recognize that. They never print out the court decisions showing 90% donāt apply to me. But since Iām required to sign this paper in order to get out of the police station I guess they apply to me now. The real crooks here wear long robes , badges , plus lobbyists and politicians. That being said you have a hard row to hoe, I wish you the best.
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Is there a way to help wrongfully convicted people I live in Washington state and Colorado did this to me. The police man was suppose to be 18 in a the Yahoo chat room now I have to register as offender and take polygraphs every 6 months I have no criminal history yet my life is ruined. I had ineffective assistance of counsel yet the Colorado courts used a loop hole to keep me convicted. The attorney I had at the trial has been suspended 2 times some my 2013 trial and disbarred for his conduct in other cases
You would need the service of an attorney. Either you can retain one, or reach out to a legal aid organization to see if they will take your case.
I need to find help forsure I think is wrong to make criminals out of people who are not and Colorado is one of the worst states doing this. Gilpen County is the 2nd smallest county in the United States and they are using police stings to make money and most are not criminals.
May I ask who you are Peter? someone experienced in these stings?