This isn't a 10 year old kid and these pages are supposedly among the brightest.
So, here's a "stupid" page answering the email of a perv. And the page "CONTINUES" to talk to the perv. This isn't a 10 year old kid and these pages are supposedly among the brightest.
I think you're being unfair to the page. In situations like this, what often occurs:
1. The intial email (or other contact) probably doesn't seem too inappropriate, and the young recipient usually feels flattered and special. This kid wanted a political career - so without being sure, he's not going to cut off a contact with a sitting congressman.
2. Communications start to seem a bit strange, but the kid convinces himself he must be wrong. This is a congressman/priest/other respected authority.
3. The recipient can no longer pretend it's innocuous, and now worries about what to do. For females (and probably males) they feel a bit dirty and wonder if they have done anything to encourage such advances.
4. Cuts off contact or reports situation to someone who will ensure that contact is cut.
I've seen this more often with male authority and female recipient, and that's often the sequence. I particularly remember a med student and a very famous medical faculty member.