If convicted, his life was effectively over anyway. The limitations placed on male sexual offenders for life are very restrictive and no one cares what he did. They only care about the red dot in the neighborhood every time the local news does the “Is there a sexual predator living near your child” story every few months.
Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes.
I’m not too sure that the resource officer wasn’t talking
out of his ass when he mentioned a child porn charge
to the under 18 kid. Either way he should let
real law enforcement handle that aspect.