Legal Question in Criminal Law in Alabama

I was talking to a lady that I met on Craigslist and she invited me to come over. When I went to the address that she gave me I started recieving text messages saying that I had been caught and that I was going to be on tv for being a sexual deviant. I didnt do anything illegal, she told me she was 32 and I was wondering what I can do about this. I'm not sure if these people are for real or not but they told me they had me on video and had my pictures and name and said I was going to be in trouble. I felt like this was entrapment. What ever you could tell me I would greatly appreciate it.


Asked on 8/22/10, 6:59 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Edward Hoffman Law Offices of Edward A. Hoffman

It doesn't sound like these people were the police, so I don't see how it could have been entrapment. Private citizens can't entrap anyone. And even if they were police, the facts you described don't sound like entrapment to me.

There are some important details missing from your question. What did the Craigslist ad say? What did you and she talk/text/email about before you went there? There are multiple types of sex offenses; sex with a minor is just one of them. That she was 32 clears you of that type, but I don't know what others you might have committed or attempted.

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Answered on 8/27/10, 8:32 pm


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