Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

Dating sites

Is it legal to meet someone specifically

for sex from a free internet dating site?

just casual no strings attached sex.


Asked on 6/08/09, 4:03 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys

Michael Stone Law Offices of Michael B. Stone Toll Free 1-855-USE-MIKE

Re: Dating sites

Assuming you aren't one of those pervs from Dateline NBC, go for it. Remember, on the internet, men are men, women are men, and children are FBI agents.

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Answered on 6/08/09, 4:07 pm
Edward Hoffman Law Offices of Edward A. Hoffman

Re: Dating sites

Whether a given sexual encounter is legal has nothing to do with how the participants found one another. Such encounters are illegal if, for example, one or more participants is a child, is being paid for his/her involvement, is being forced to participate, etc. (There are other circumstances that can make a given sex act illegal; I have listed some examples but am not trying to be comprehensive.) Such encounters will not become legal merely because they were arranged online. Similarly, an otherwise legal encounter will not become illegal because it was arranged online.

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Answered on 6/08/09, 5:58 pm


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