>His problem is not the sex, as that is going to be hard to prove. His problem is going to be the pictures of of his package that he sent the 16 year old girl.
The problem is that the 16 year old got on the site and stated she’s 18. There’s no way he’s liable unless they can prove mens rea.
Simply because she lied about her age does not negate the Age of Consent Law in Texas.
Apparently she is 16 and that cannot be changed by how old she told him she was.
And there are allegedly the pictures of his package and a whole slew of text messages between the two.
The bottom line is that her lying to him about her age is not a crime, the things he is accused of are crimes.