Or was a "pretend" boy on the internet trying to pick up him? The DA in that jurisdiction seems to think that NBC's methods were not clear enough to say who was enticing whom. Had he shown up at the meeting, then I would say "hang him!" But, when all you have is NBC's statements about what was said, and the fact that he never attempted to meeet the "boy," I'm not convinced everything here is exactly as it is being portrayed.
BTW, did you miss the post where I said book him for "contributing..." or "internet enticement" or whatever laws actually apply to what he did? But if he didn't show up to the meeting, he didn't try to molest a child...
He did attempt to meet the boy. They set up a meeting. He just didn’t show up. You don’t set up a meeting to have sex with a minor for a goof. Even a DA knows that.
The DA’s defenders are having trouble coming up with a good defense. The guys really messed up and he made it worse by offing himself. No matter how you twist it, the guy is guilty. The only hope for the sister is to get NBC to settle so they don’t have to go to court.