Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

Minor involved in internet sex

A roleplay game, text based, no photos. Anonymous players. Can there be legal action taken against the adult who roleplays explicit sex or rape with a minor (not knowing the other was a minor) if there is not solicitation to meet outside of the game? There is no warning about sexual content nor an 'adults only' statement, and allows minors to play. This is game has world wide access.


Asked on 3/12/09, 11:27 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

Re: Minor involved in internet sex

If the alleged "minor" turned out to be a cop trolling the Internet for perverts, I'd say that there's a good possibility that the adult(knowing that minors are permitted to engage in this corrupt nonsense) described could at some point be federally charged for the kind of "roleplay game" described in the question.(After all, "lewd and lascivious conduct with a minor" can take many forms---even if a minor isn't actually involved.)

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Answered on 3/13/09, 12:32 am


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