Hypothetically, let's say the police linked an individuals phone number to a prostitution sting in a city. Let's say this person may have asked if the "provider", who was actually the LE, held GFE experience or the like and may have, but not in regards to GFE, how much she charged for an hour. That said, this hypothetical person did not suggest sex for money. This person never ends up meeting with this "provider" and leaves it be, goes home and forgets about it.
Let's continue to say that, sometime later, this person gets a letter in the mail informing her/him that said phone number is linked to an ongoing criminal investigation in the city of question in regards to police stings related to undercover escort ads. The letter goes on to say that the purpose of the letter is to inform this person, and others, of potential sex trafficking crimes related to escorting and says that it'd like to create awareness for people and help them understand the severity and chemical dependancies that sometimes are correlated to women in the "profession." Hypothetically, with the circumstances presented, would this individual need to worry the s/he might get arrested or brought to court in any way, seeing as s/he didn't explicitly exchange money for the possibility of sexual intimacy?I would doubt there is enough evidence to support any case against the person in question; if there were, they would likely have sent an arrest warrant instead of that rather bland letter, which letter will probably be a boon to the divorce and marriage counseling industries.
Still not a lawyer, parenthetically speaking.
Summons or warrant for arrest is likely the first warning, doubtful you'd get an untracked (no delivery confirmation) letter. Given the circumstances you describe, I'd think (not a lawyer here) that at best they could charge with some type of conspiracy toward prostitution, or perhaps interstate trafficking. But there's so many holes in what you describe that I think any competent defender would have it dismissed. Just remember to stay quiet and let him do his work, even if he's not there yet!
No answer needed for these rhetorical questions:
Can "your" phone number be spoofed by an internet based calling system?
Have you ever left your phone somewhere and then gone back to find it?
Have you "owned" that phone number before, during, and after the supposed communication period?
Lends credence toward a disposable phone, or an application that creates disposable numbers on a smartphone. Even more toward not talking about what shouldn't be discussed.
If such a letter should arrive, the recipient has screwed up. Did this person not use a hobby phone with a fictious address?
If there was probable cause, likely there would be a knock at the door & you 'd be wearing cuffs. In most cases, stings don't involve trying to link emails, phone calls to persons to attempt to link to a solicitation charge. No telling who used said phone. LE likes to do the sting face to face, easy to prove who is involved & LE moves on to the next case with minimum man hours expended.
Most like a provider was busted, her phone, computer taken. LE is trying to scare the contacts. With no evidence of the actual conversation.
I was sloppy when I started, used my real phone. Then I found TER. I realized that there is no room for sloppy. Sloppy gets guys caught. I heard of a few cases & learned from each.
the letter is meant to rattle some cages so the recepiants will "call" to assist the police to stop human trafficking, controlled substances, terrorism and anything else they can make a BS nexus to get their budget increased next year. The hope is someone will call and offer to help "in any way possible" Most likely they got a phone from a provider and are sending out blanket phone number letters, with the hope that it will get them more info or an actual hobbyist that they can flip and use as a CI.