I asked a question back in February....
First the original question:
"I found a girl on a members type website where they consider alterative sex practices the norm who posed an interesting question that made me think long and hard.
She wanted to how generous I would be in return for her being my slut and suggested even so far as to say "extra shopping money".
My radar went off loud and clear and I promptly explained that what she was suggesting was illegal and that I did not want to pay her for sex (especially not in written email).
The jury is still out as to whether or not she will contact me, but I will not be holding my breath quite as much as before.
What do you people think, would it have been illegal for me to have said "I will be very generous if you have sex with me"? "
Ok, now the update:
I later contacted this particular lady and was told that I was too paranoid in a pissed off manner which convinced me that she was definitely LE.
A normal escort would not have held it against me for using my "radar" to avoid a problem.
San Diego PD escalated their undercover vice internet escort operations for the Superbowl and did not stop once it was over. There are several escorts that are now considered to be LE but we cannot reveal their names here on TER because that would be interferring. A couple even have reviews (although fairly obvious) listed now.
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For this reason, I prefer to cross the border into Mexico. But this brings me to the following question:
If LE is permitted to lie to us ("No, I am not associated with law enforcement..."), and sting us (look and advertise like a prostitute...), tape our conversations without our permission (wearing a wire and no prior recording release...), then can they also start arresting us for soliciting a prostitute who works out of Mexico based on our email with them?
It is common to discuss sex for money with the providers in Tijuana through email.
I'm not an attorney and I don't pretend to be one, even on TV or the internet. But I think our esteemed members of the legal community would say that in addition to the solicitation there must be an 'act in furtherance' I think is the term. And because this act occurs outside of their jurisdiction local authorities can't touch us, ... yet.
I say yet because let's face it, our personal freedoms are being taken away from us on a daily basis. I don't blame it on one side of the aisle or the other, nor one party over another.
It's apathy on the part of the rank and file.
If we stood up for our rights like our founding fathers did, we would probably see this hobby legalized in short order.
Off my soapbox for now (again)
--Marty
Solicitation of prostitution is a crime, and that crime is complete once you have asked for sex in exchange for money with the intent to go through with it. It doesn't matter where the other party to the discussion is located. If you make the offer in San Diego, then the San Diego prosecutors have jurisdiction.
The response posted by martinluther is mistaken. The "act in furtherence" requirement applies only to attempted crimes. Solicitation is a crime in and of itself and is not tantamount to attempted prostitution, so there is no need to do anything beyond making the offer.
In practical terms, though, I don't know if the authorities will bother with something this. Their goal is probably to cut down on acts of prostitution in their jurisdiction, so they have little reason to care about someone soliciting a woman in Tijuana. But if they decide they want to go after this sort of activity, they can do so.