My buddy who is 14 (don't worry it aint me i'm 16) was in a chat room and posted would any girl 12-13 wanna cyber? so a few mintes later someone IMs him. they say hey asl (age sex location). he says you first. she goes 13/f and then she says ou wanna cyber? and before he can say yes she says your IP address has just been reported to the police (this was 4 weeks ago) and then this person said that it was her job to catch people like him online. is wat he did illegal under the law and if so what can happen to him?
2007-09-21 16:44:52 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
No, nothing illegal there if it was exactly as you say it was. It's not appropriate, but it's also not illegal to talk sexually online; though if he was an adult, the story could be different. Arranging to meet to have sex is illegal if either party is under the legal age of consent; though a 14 year old and a 13 year old are not going to get into serious trouble, even if they meet up.
Sex isn't a game; it is part of a relationship and is reserved for consenting adults for a number of reasons. This is not a good way for your friend to spend his time.
The previous post is wrong; IP addresses don't change that frequently, and in any case they are always at any time assigned to a single user. All ISPs log the user that has the IP and the date and time they receive or send anything, including AIM messages. He is correct that AIM can't be traced directly, but there are laws in place requiring ISPs to be able to trace these connections when required under warrant.
2007-09-21 16:59:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well first of all there's two problems with the technical implications.
One, it's highly unlikely a person can get an IP address from AIM. In fact, to my knowledge, it's impossible(If it is possible, it would require more computer knowledge than using a simple IP tracing tool, because AIM simply doesn't transmit signals directly like IRC does, it goes through a server first).
Two, even if she did have his IP address and sent it to the police, it would be useless. You can find out a general area of where someone is by an IP address and especially by an ISP mask, but IP addresses change so much that you wouldn't be able to get a specific location by the time they looked at it.
Also, it's not illegal. The person was probably under the impression that your friend was over 18. In that case it would be illegal. However, minors who are together under the age of consent are at total liberty to participate in any consensual sexual activity.
2007-09-21 16:57:30 · answer #2 · answered by thalog482 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it has been 4 weeks and nothing has happened, it was probably just someone messing with him. The laws probably very in different states, but in general I think they need more evidence than "any girl 12-13 wanna cyber" to prosecute someone.
2007-09-21 17:47:59 · answer #3 · answered by jellybeanchick 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It probably is. Your friend was very unwise, not to mention desperate. He needs to have a cold shower.
There are lots of nasty people online trying to entice kids into inappropriate behaviour and the police ARE out there waiting to catch them!
Your friend could, at least, have had a very unwelcome visit from the cops and had to explain to his parents just what he had been doing at the time.
Not to mention his parents could get in serious trouble.
he needs to stay out of the chat rooms and concentrate on something more interesting than trying to chat up 12 year old children! he's too old for them, and too young for what he's doing.
Sorry if this sounds mean, it's just the way it is!
2007-09-21 16:54:08 · answer #4 · answered by thing55000 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Since your friend was underage and supposed his "cyber" girl was underage, there won't be any action taken.
Now, the next time your horny friend wishes to "cyber" with people, tell him to use an anonymous proxy so that his IP address cannot be traced.
2007-09-21 17:13:52 · answer #5 · answered by Wyoming Rider 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-17 07:19:47 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I doubt it very seriously. Sounds like your friends been had. . .
2007-09-21 17:04:20 · answer #7 · answered by towanda 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋