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Many people have heard of entrapment and may have a vague idea of what it means. It\u2019s important to understand, however, that courts have a very specific definition of the term. Entrapment is a legal defense that refers to situations in which police officers induce a person who would not otherwise commit a crime into committing the crime. Florida\u2019s First District Court of Appeal recently explained<\/a> how raising the defense works specifically in sex crime cases.The defendant was charged with several crimes generally related to attempted sex with a minor in November 2013. The charges stemmed from email conversations that he had with an undercover police officer posing as the parent of a 12-year-old girl. He responded to a Craigslist post in which the officer said she was \u201clooking for just the right mature male to help with a family problem.\u201d The undercover officer told the defendant she wanted a man to \u201cbe with\u201d her daughter for religious purposes. He asked for a photo of the girl, whom he was told was 12 years old.<\/p>\n

In a series of mails, text messages, and phone calls that followed, he made clear that his understanding was that he would have sex with the girl, according to the court. He also described the sexual acts he would perform and arranged a meeting at a gas station outside Tallahassee. He was arrested when he arrived at the meeting spot. He claimed at trial that he had no intention of actually having sex with the girl but instead wanted to help her. He explained that he had been sexually abused as a child. He was convicted at the close of trial.<\/p>\n

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