[Asterisk-biz] Criminal Liability (I know there are attorneys on this list)

[Michael Welter]

Greg Broiles wrote:
> On 5/12/05, Michael Welter <mike at introspect.com> wrote:
> 
>>First:  I am not casting dispersions upon anyone on this list.  However,
>>I have a what-if question based on queries I have received off-list
>>during the past month:
> 
> 
> Are you looking for free legal service, or is this an RFP?
> 
> The "I was thinking about making some money by working in the child
> sex industry" angle doesn't exactly set you up as an especially

I never, ever considered doing anything in the sex industry.  I had a 
couple of calls from a guy who wouldn't give specific answers to my 
questions.  He spoke of "his girls" at a call center in the Philippines. 
  It was later that I realized he _could_ be running a phone sex 
operation and that his "girls" _might_ be under age.

Which is why I posted this question to the list:  To avoid criminal 
liability, must we determine if each and every customer is legit?  For 
example, if some someone opens an account at the web page, must we then 
investigate him and determine that he's not using the service for 
criminal activities (such as book making)?