[Restorer]

I'm uneasy about it, too.

But I can live with it depending on the specifics of how the contacts are handled. I can see it very easily turning from a sting into active entrapment.

One good point is that presumably all contacts are precisely documented.

[Phantom Lord]

One good point is that presumably all contacts are precisely documented.

As long as the pedophile is the one who does the initial contact and seeks out a teen girl to talk too, then fine. But I would not be surprised if there are FBI agents sitting in chat rooms typing "13 year old girl looking for older man to chat with" to see who bites their hook.