Can Police Pose As a Minor Online in Illinois? Attorneys Christopher Combs and Joshua Boardman from Combs Waterkotte discuss everything you need to know about Illinois sex crime charges, including sexual assault, sexual abuse, rape, and more.
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Interview Transcript
Scott Michael Dunn: Can police pose as a minor online in Illinois?
Christopher Combs: Yes, and again, we kind of touched on that, but that sting operation that you see on TV, that happens. You see law enforcement posing as minors on the internet, on a phone call. I just mentioned, showing up to a meet up location, and you open the door and it’s six law enforcement agents sitting there, not the minor that you expected to meet. So, yes, they can and will pose as minors.
