Does that mean he is partly guilty or responsible?

[Anonymous]

If a guy posted and ad on a adult dating website looking for women to sleep with. Along with his e mail and phone number.

He was then contacted by this girl who looked really young and sent him pics but then asked for money in exchange for sex.

He refused. And assumed she wasn't a minor as it was and adult site she contacted him from.

Couple of months later her father contacts the guy on his phone saying his daughter was actually a minor and that she contacted him through the adult website.

He had broken/smashed her phone. And claimed that it was partly the guy's fault that even after seeing her pics still messaged flirting with her back. So he should have figured she is a minor and still messaged her. And then asking to pay half the price for replacing the phone before her mother gets home from work or else he'd go to the police. The guy sends money the asked amount and the father said there will be no more contact after this.

Is the guy who posted the ad partly responsible/ guilty for chatting with a minor on a sexual level or not as she contacted him through the adult website with no mention of her age and just sending her pics?

[LiamJHayden]

Legally, depending upon where one lives, it could be. In California, a mistake of fact defense can be used, but the burden of proof is shifted to the defendant. He would have to prove that she presented herself convincingly to the average person as an adult.

[Avicenna]

Well, that is really a question for a criminal defense attorney in the relevant jurisdiction (s) and it depends on facts of the case and the relevant laws (since it's on the Internet, federal could apply if in the US).

[Avicenna]

But I'd imagine the blackmail could continue far beyond paying some money for some allegedly smashed phone.

[Asker]

She didn't contact the guy on the internet but on the phone via whatsapp. Does that make a difference?

[Asker]

But is the guy posting the add responsible in any way?

[boobliker]

that the type of site we all need

[In_Trance]

No it doesn't

[Asker]

So the guy isn't guilty at all?

[Twalli]

He's not at fault.