Actually, they have to show intent to molest. This guy showed intent when he set up a meeting.
The English Dept here is catching flak. You were right about them
Believe me when I say I take no pleasure whatsoever in that. It's very sad (and one minor reason I moved on to teaching elsewhere)...
As to the intent, I have no problem charging the guy with "contributing to the delinquency..." or even "unlawful meeting" or whatever laws there actually are to describe what he did do. Bust his *ss! But, unless NBC releases the full transcripts or we get other info to the contrary, I have to lean towards what happened online as being somewhat ambiguous, hence the dismissal of other charges by the DA. I wouldn't be suprise to find out that the NBC stooge set up the meeting, etc., and this guy played along without any intent to show up. Likely (maybe not)? But possible?