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My point is just that maybe pretexting goes both ways. It could be the guy is merely some lonely slob who will accept any invite, knowing that people misrepresent themselves and fantasize online, without necessarily believing the self-description the other person gives. However, he has made up his mind beforehand to not cross over into anything illegal if the underage claims are true.

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I agree with you. You know X% of these guys will not actually follow through with it. A certain X% will also strip naked asap, and some have. Intent requires a subjective determination in every case, and apparently the actions of these men meet that test in the law. They get charged for a whole host of things anyway. From wiki: " Convictions have included disorderly conduct, indecently soliciting a child, attempting to entice a juvenile to travel with intent to engage in sexual act, transporting child pornography, and possession and dissemination of child pornography."