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

[Josh McAllister]

This is surely getting off topic, but really... you have to "wonder"
about the ethics?! Your talking about total perversion and sexual
exploitation of children. As for legalities... I don't know... but I
wouldn't be sure that you're covered simply because the girls are out of
country. I DO know that as a US citizen you CAN be charged criminally in
the US for having sex with underage girls outside of the US. EVEN if
they are age of consent in the country you visit. And clearly you can't
play the "ignorance" card as you've just documented prior knowledge. I'd
run far away from this deal if I were you. Even if you cleared from a
legal standpoint, how the hell could you sleep at night?!?! 

<shaking my head>
Josh McAllister
 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-biz-
> bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Michael Welter
> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 10:24 PM
> To: fruit f*cker 2000; Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk
> Discussion
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-biz] Criminal Liability (I know there are
> attorneyson this list)
> 
> fruit f*cker 2000 wrote:
> > If you're going to do it in the Philippines, be careful. The
> > government is doing a crackdown on exploitation of minors. Even if
you
> > have "the girls" consent.
> >
> > I've seen TV news reports of actual raids. Equipment seized &
> > operators arrested. Minors are sent to the social welfare department
> > while the operator, if a foreigner, will be charged and sent back
> > home.
> >
> I never implied that I was doing or going to do anything.  I've had
> inquiries, and I'm wondering about the ethics and legalities of what
> I've been asked to do.  That's all.
> 
> My question is, could I be criminally liable by providing service to
an
> offshore operation if I don't know the nature of the client's
business.
> 
> 
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